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Proverbs 17-18
Chapter 17
Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
1 (C1)Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of (F1)feasting with strife.
2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
3 The (C1)refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But (C2)the LORD tests hearts.
4 An (C1)evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A (F1)liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 One who mocks the (C1)poor taunts his Maker;
One who (C2)rejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.
6 (C1)Grandchildren are the crown of the old,
And the (C2)glory of sons is their fathers.
7 (F1)(C1)Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much less are (C2)lying lips to a prince.
8 A (C1)bribe is a (F1)charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
9 One who (C1)conceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter (C2)separates close friends.
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 A rebellious person seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 Let a (C1)person meet a (C2)bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his foolishness.
13 One who (C1)returns evil for good,
(C2)Evil will not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So (C1)abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
15 One who (C1)justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to (C1)buy wisdom,
When (F1)he has no sense?
17 A (C1)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
18 A person lacking in (F1)sense (C1)shakes hands
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
19 One who (C1)loves wrongdoing loves strife;
One who (C2)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
20 One who has a crooked (F1)mind (C1)finds nothing good,
And one who is (F2)(C2)corrupted in his language falls into evil.
21 He who (C1)fathers a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A (C1)joyful heart (F1)is good medicine,
But a broken spirit (C2)dries up the bones.
23 A wicked person accepts a (C1)bribe (F1)from an inside pocket
To (C2)pervert the ways of justice.
24 Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding,
But the (C1)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 A (C1)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And (C2)bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
26 It is also not good to (C1)fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27 One who (C1)withholds his words (F1)has knowledge,
And one who has a (C2)cool spirit is a person of understanding.
28 Even a fool, when he (C1)keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Chapter 18
Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
1 One who separates himself seeks his own desire;
He (F1)(C1)quarrels against all sound wisdom.
2 A fool does not delight in understanding,
But (C1)in revealing his own (F1)mind.
3 When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes taunting.
4 The words of a person's mouth are (C1)deep waters;
(F1)The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
5 To (C1)show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to (C2)suppress the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool's lips (F1)bring strife,
And his mouth invites (C1)beatings.
7 A (C1)fool's mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the (F1)innermost parts of the body.
9 He also who is (C1)lax in his work
(C2)Is a brother to him who destroys.
10 The (C1)name of the LORD is a (C2)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and (C3)is (F1)safe.
11 A (C1)rich person's wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.
12 (C1)Before destruction the heart of a person is haughty,
But (C2)humility goes before honor.
13 One who (C1)gives an answer before he hears,
It is foolishness and shame to him.
14 The (C1)spirit of a person can endure his sickness,
But as for a (C2)broken spirit, who can endure it?
15 The (F1)(C1)mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
And the (C2)ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 A person's (C1)gift makes room for him
And brings him before great people.
17 The first (F1)to plead his case seems right,
Until (F2)another comes and examines him.
18 The cast (C1)lot puts an end to quarrels,
And (F1)decides between the mighty ones.
19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.
20 With the (F1)(C1)fruit of a person's mouth his stomach will be satisfied;
(C2)He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.
21 (C1)Death and life are in the (F1)power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its (C2)fruit.
22 He who finds a (C1)wife finds a good thing
And (C2)obtains favor from the LORD.
23 A (C1)poor person utters pleadings,
But a (C2)rich person (C3)answers defiantly.
24 A person of too many friends comes to (F1)ruin,
But there is (C1)a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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