Proverbs 17 (kjv)

Better^H2896 is a dry^H2720 morsel^H6595, and quietness^H7962 therewith, than an house^H1004 full^H4392 of sacrifices^H2077 with strife^H7379.²A wise^H7919 servant^H5650 shall have rule^H4910 over a son^H1121 that causeth shame^H954, and shall have part^H2505 of the inheritance^H5159 among^H8432 the brethren^H251.³The fining pot^H4715 is for silver^H3701, and the furnace^H3564 for gold^H2091: but the LORD^H3068 trieth^H974 the hearts^H3826.⁴A wicked doer^H7489 giveth heed^H7181 to false^H205 lips^H8193; and a liar^H8267 giveth ear^H238 to a naughty^H1942 tongue^H3956.⁵Whoso mocketh^H3932 the poor^H7326 reproacheth^H2778 his Maker^H6213: and he that is glad^H8056 at calamities^H343 shall not be unpunished^H5352.⁶Children's^H1121 children^H1121 are the crown^H5850 of old men^H2205; and the glory^H8597 of children^H1121 are their fathers^H1.⁷Excellent^H3499 speech^H8193 becometh^H5000 not a fool^H5036: much less do lying^H8267 lips^H8193 a prince^H5081.⁸A gift^H7810 is as a precious^H2580 stone^H68 in the eyes^H5869 of him that hath^H1167 it: whithersoever it turneth^H6437, it prospereth^H7919.⁹He that covereth^H3680 a transgression^H6588 seeketh^H1245 love^H160; but he that repeateth^H8138 a matter^H1697 separateth^H6504 very friends^H441.¹⁰A reproof^H1606 entereth^H5181 more into a wise man^H995 than an hundred^H3967 stripes^H5221 into a fool^H3684.¹¹An evil^H7451 man seeketh^H1245 only rebellion^H4805: therefore a cruel^H394 messenger^H4397 shall be sent^H7971 against him.¹²Let a bear^H1677 robbed^H7909 of her whelps meet^H6298 a man^H376, rather than^H408 a fool^H3684 in his folly^H200.¹³Whoso rewardeth^H7725 evil^H7451 for good^H2896, evil^H7451 shall not depart^{H4185 H4185} from his house^H1004.¹⁴The beginning^H7225 of strife^H4066 is as when one letteth out^H6362 water^H4325: therefore leave off^H5203 contention^H7379, before^H6440 it be meddled^H1566 with.¹⁵He that justifieth^H6663 the wicked^H7563, and he that condemneth^H7561 the just^H6662, even they both^H8147 are abomination^H8441 to the LORD^H3068.¹⁶Wherefore is there a price^H4242 in the hand^H3027 of a fool^H3684 to get^H7069 wisdom^H2451, seeing he hath no heart^H3820 to it?¹⁷A friend^H7453 loveth^H157 at all times^H6256, and a brother^H251 is born^H3205 for adversity^H6869.¹⁸A man^H120 void^H2638 of understanding^H3820 striketh^H8628 hands^H3709, and becometh^H6148 surety^H6161 in the presence^H6440 of his friend^H7453.¹⁹He loveth^H157 transgression^H6588 that loveth^H157 strife^H4683: and he that exalteth^H1361 his gate^H6607 seeketh^H1245 destruction^H7667.²⁰He that hath a froward^H6141 heart^H3820 findeth^H4672 no good^H2896: and he that hath a perverse^H2015 tongue^H3956 falleth^H5307 into mischief^H7451.²¹He that begetteth^H3205 a fool^H3684 doeth it to his sorrow^H8424: and the father^H1 of a fool^H5036 hath no joy^H8055.²²A merry^H8056 heart^H3820 doeth good^H3190 like a medicine^H1456: but a broken^H5218 spirit^H7307 drieth^H3001 the bones^H1634.²³A wicked^H7563 man taketh^H3947 a gift^H7810 out of the bosom^H2436 to pervert^H5186 the ways^H734 of judgment^H4941.²⁴Wisdom^H2451 is before him that hath understanding^{H6440 H995}; but the eyes^H5869 of a fool^H3684 are in the ends^H7097 of the earth^H776.²⁵A foolish^H3684 son^H1121 is a grief^H3708 to his father^H1, and bitterness^H4470 to her that bare^H3205 him.²⁶Also to punish^H6064 the just^H6662 is not good^H2896, nor to strike^H5221 princes^H5081 for equity^H3476.²⁷He that hath^H3045 knowledge^H1847 spareth^H2820 his words^H561: and a man^H376 of understanding^H8394 is of an excellent^{H3368 H7119} spirit^H7307.²⁸Even a fool^H191, when he holdeth his peace^H2790, is counted^H2803 wise^H2450: and he that shutteth^H331 his lips^H8193 is esteemed a man of understanding^H995.