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| Proverbs 17: (YLT) |
| 1) Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. |
| 2) A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance. |
| 3) A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah. |
| 4) An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| 5) Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted. |
| 6) Sons' sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers. |
| 7) Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood. |
| 8) A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
| 9) Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend. |
| 10) Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool. |
| 11) An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. |
| 12) The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly. |
| 13) Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house. |
| 14) The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife. |
| 15) Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah. |
| 16) Why [is] this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none? |
| 17) At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born. |
| 18) A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend. |
| 19) Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction. |
| 20) The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil. |
| 21) Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not. |
| 22) A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone. |
| 23) A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment. |
| 24) The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth. |
| 25) A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him. |
| 26) Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness. |
| 27) One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding. |
| 28) Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent! |