Old Testament · BSB
Proverbs 17
Berean Standard Bible · 28 verses
- Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
- A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
- A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
- He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
- Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
- Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
- A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
- Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
- A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
- An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
- It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
- If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
- To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
- Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
- A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
- He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
- The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
- A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
- A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
- A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
- Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.