1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)
Proverbs 17
1 From this chapter to the five and twentieth are sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices.
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17:1 ¶
Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.
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17:2 ¶
A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.
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17:3 ¶
Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.
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17:4 ¶
Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip,Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue.
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17:5 ¶
He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.
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17:6 ¶
The crown of old men, consists of children's children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers.
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17:7 ¶
Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.
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17:8 ¶
A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.
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17:9 ¶
He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.
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17:10 ¶
A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
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17:11 ¶
Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.
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17:12 ¶
Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!
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17:13 ¶
He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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17:14 ¶
A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.
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17:15 ¶
He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
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17:16 ¶
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.
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17:17 ¶
At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.
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17:18 ¶
A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour.
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17:19 ¶
A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.
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17:20 ¶
The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.
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17:21 ¶
He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice.
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17:22 ¶
A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure,but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.
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17:23 ¶
A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
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17:24 ¶
Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, are in the ends of the earth.
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17:25 ¶
A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.
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17:26 ¶
Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity.
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17:27 ¶
Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence.
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17:28
Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise,He that closeth his lips, [is thought] to have understanding.