King James Bible

Proverbs 16

The Proverbs

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Chapter 17

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  Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices [with] strife.  

 

 

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  A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.  

 

 

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3


 

  The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.  

 

 

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  A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.  

 

 

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5


 

  Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.  

 

 

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  Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers.  

 

 

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  Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.  

 

 

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  A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.  

 

 

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9


 

  He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.  

 

 

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  A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.  

 

 

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  An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.  

 

 

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12


 

  Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.  

 

 

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13


 

  Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.  

 

 

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  The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.  

 

 

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15


 

  He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.  

 

 

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16


 

  Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?  

 

 

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17


 

  A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.  

 

 

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18


 

  A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.  

 

 

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19


 

  He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.  

 

 

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20


 

  He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.  

 

 

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21


 

  He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.  

 

 

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22


 

  A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.  

 

 

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23


 

  A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.  

 

 

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24


 

  Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.  

 

 

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25


 

  A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.  

 

 

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26


 

  Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.  

 

 

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27


 

  He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.  

 

 

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  Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.  

 

 

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