# Proverbs 17

- Translation: Berean Standard Bible
- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).

## Text

[1] Better a dry morsel in quietness
than a house full of feasting with strife. [2] A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share his inheritance as one of the brothers. [3] A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold,
but the LORD is the tester of hearts. [4] A wicked man listens to evil lips;
a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue. [5] He who mocks the poor insults their Maker;
whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished. [6] Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of a son is his father. [7] Eloquent words are unfit for a fool;
how much worse are lying lips to a ruler! [8] A bribe is a charm to its giver;
wherever he turns, he succeeds. [9] Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
but he who brings it up separates friends. [10] A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment
deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool. [11] An evil man seeks only rebellion;
a cruel messenger will be sent against him. [12] It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool in his folly. [13] If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will never leave his house. [14] To start a quarrel is to release a flood;
so abandon the dispute before it breaks out. [15] Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—
both are detestable to the LORD. [16] Why should the fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom? [17] A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity. [18] A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge
and puts up security for his neighbor. [19] He who loves transgression loves strife;
he who builds his gate high invites destruction. [20] The one with a perverse heart finds no good,
and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble. [21] A man fathers a fool to his own grief;
the father of a fool has no joy. [22] A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones. [23] A wicked man takes a covert bribe
to subvert the course of justice. [24] Wisdom is the focus of the discerning,
but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth. [25] A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to her who bore him. [26] It is surely not good to punish the innocent
or to flog a noble for his honesty. [27] A man of knowledge restrains his words,
and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit. [28] Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent,
and discerning when he holds his tongue.

## Each verse

- Proverbs 17:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/1
- Proverbs 17:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/2
- Proverbs 17:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/3
- Proverbs 17:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/4
- Proverbs 17:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/5
- Proverbs 17:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/6
- Proverbs 17:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/7
- Proverbs 17:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/8
- Proverbs 17:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/9
- Proverbs 17:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/10
- Proverbs 17:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/11
- Proverbs 17:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/12
- Proverbs 17:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/13
- Proverbs 17:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/14
- Proverbs 17:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/15
- Proverbs 17:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/16
- Proverbs 17:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/17
- Proverbs 17:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/18
- Proverbs 17:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/19
- Proverbs 17:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/20
- Proverbs 17:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/21
- Proverbs 17:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/22
- Proverbs 17:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/23
- Proverbs 17:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/24
- Proverbs 17:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/25
- Proverbs 17:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/26
- Proverbs 17:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/27
- Proverbs 17:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/17/28