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Proverbs 17

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

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 aBetterh2896a is a dryh2720a morselh6595 and quietnessh7962 with it Thanh4480 a househ1004 fullh4392 of  1feastingh2077 with strifeh7379.

2

A servanth5650 who actsh7919a wiselyh7919a will ruleh4910 over a sonh1121 who actsh954 shamefullyh954, And will shareh2505a in the inheritanceh5159 amongh8432 brothersh251.

3

The  arefiningh4715 poth4715 is for silverh3701 and the furnaceh3564a for goldh2091, But  bthe LORDh3068 testsh974 heartsh3820.

4

An  aevildoerh7489a listensh7181 to wickedh205 lipsh8193; A  1liarh8267 paysh238 attentionh238 to a destructiveh1942 tongueh3956.

5

He who mocksh3932 the  apoorh7326 tauntsh2778a his Makerh6213a; He who  brejoicesh8056 at calamityh343 will not goh5352 unpunishedh5352.

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 aGrandchildrenh1121 are the crownh5850 of oldh2205 menh2205, And the  bgloryh8597 of sonsh1121 is their fathersh1.

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 1 aExcellenth3499a speechh8193 is not fittingh5000 for a foolh5036, Muchh637h3588 lessh637 are  blyingh8267 lipsh8193 to a princeh5081.

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A  abribeh7810 is a  1charmh68h2580 in the sighth5869 of its ownerh1167; Whereverh413h3605h834 he turnsh6437, he prospersh7919a.

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He who  aconcealsh3680 a transgressionh6588 seeksh1245 loveh160, But he who repeatsh8138 a matterh1697  bseparatesh6504 intimateh441a friendsh441a.

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A rebukeh1606 goesh5181 deeperh5181 into one who hash995 understandingh995 Thanh4480 a hundredh3967 blowsh5221 into a foolh3684.

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A rebellioush4805 manh4805 seeksh1245 onlyh389 evilh7451b, So a cruelh394 messengerh4397 will be senth7971 against him.

12

Let a  amanh376 meeth6298 a  bbearh1677 robbedh7909b of her cubsh7909b, Ratherh408 than a foolh3684 in his follyh200.

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He who  areturnsh7725 evilh7463a for goodh2899b,  bEvilh7463a will not departh4185 from his househ1004.

14

The beginningh7225 of strifeh4066 is like lettingh6362 out waterh4325, So  aabandonh5203 the quarrelh7379 beforeh6440 it breaksh1566 out.

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He who  ajustifiesh6663 the wickedh7563 and he who condemnsh7561 the righteoush6662, Bothh1571h8147 of them alikeh1571 are an abominationh8441 to the LORDh3068.

16

Whyh4100h2088 is there a priceh4242 in the handh3027 of a foolh3684 to  abuyh7069 wisdomh2451, When  1he hash369 noh369 senseh3820?

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A  afriendh7453 lovesh157 at allh3605 timesh6256, And a brotherh251 is bornh3205 for adversityh7463a.

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A manh120 lackingh2638 in  1senseh3820  2 apledgesh8628h3709 And becomesh6148 guarantorh6161 in the presenceh6440 of his neighborh7453.

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He who  alovesh157 transgressionh6588 lovesh157 strifeh4683; He who  braisesh1361b his doorh6607 seeksh1245 destructionh7667.

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He whoh6141 hash6141 a crookedh6141  1mindh3820  afindsh4672 noh3808 goodh2896b, And he who is  bpervertedh2015 in his languageh3956 fallsh5307 into evilh7463a.

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He who  asiresh3205 a foolh3684 does so to his sorrowh8424, And the fatherh1 of a foolh5036 hash8055 noh3808 joyh8055.

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A  ajoyfulh8056 hearth3820  1is goodh3190 medicineh1456, But a brokenh5218b spirith7307  bdriesh3001 up the bonesh1634.

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A wickedh7563 manh7563 receivesh3947 a  abribeh7810 from the bosomh2436 To  bperverth5186 the waysh734 of justiceh4941.

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Wisdomh2451 is in the presenceh6440 of the one who hash995 understandingh995, But the  aeyesh5869 of a foolh3684 are on the endsh7097a of the earthh776.

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A  afoolishh3684 sonh1121 is a griefh3708a to his fatherh1 And  bbitternessh4470 to her who boreh3205 him.

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It is alsoh1571 not goodh2896a to  afineh6064 the righteoush6662, Nor to strikeh5221 the nobleh5081 for their uprightnessh3476.

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He who  arestrainsh2820 his wordsh561  1hash3045 knowledgeh1847, And he whoh7119 has a  bcoolh7119 spirith7307 is a manh376 of understandingh8394.

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Evenh1571 a foolh191, when he  akeepsh2790b silenth2790b, is consideredh2803 wiseh2450; When he closesh331 his lipsh8193, he is considered prudenth995.



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