Proverbs 17
1 Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.
[is] good A morsel dry and quietness with it more than a house full sacrifices of strife.
2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.
A servant [who] acts prudently he will rule over a son [who] acts shamefully and in among brothers he will share [the] inheritance.
3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
A crucible [is] for silver and a smelting furnace [is] for gold and [is] testing hearts Yahweh.
4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
An evil-doer [is] paying attention on a lip of wickedness deception [is] giving ear on a tongue of destruction.
5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.
[one who] mocks the Poor [person] he reproaches maker his [a person] joyful for calamity not he will go unpunished.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
[are the] crown of Old [people] children of children and [are the] honor of children parents their.
7 Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.
Not [is] suitable for a fool a lip of excellence indeed? for for a noble [person] a lip of deception.
8 An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.
[is] a stone of Favor the bribe in [the] eyes of owners its to all that he turns he prospers.
9 He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.
[one who] conceals A transgression [is] seeking love and [one who] repeats a matter [is] separating a close friend.
10 A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
It goes deep a rebuke in [one who] understands more than striking a fool a hundred [times].
11 An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.
Only rebellion he seeks an evil [person] and a messenger cruel he will be sent in him.
12 It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
May he meet a bear robbed of cubs a person and may not [he meet] a fool in foolishness his.
13 If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.
[one who] returns Evil for good not (it will depart *Q(k)*) evil from house his.
14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
[is one who] lets out Water [the] beginning of strife and before it has broken out the dispute abandon.
15 He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.
[one who] justifies [the] wicked And [one who] condemns as guilty [the] righteous [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
Why? this [is] a price in [the] hand of a fool to acquire wisdom and [is] heart there not.
17 A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.
At every time [is] loving the friend and a brother for adversity he is born.
18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.
A person lacking of heart [is] striking a palm [is] pledging a pledge before neighbor his.
19 The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
[one who] loves Transgression [is] loving contention [one who] makes high entrance his [is] seeking ruin.
20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
[a person] twisted of Heart not he finds good and [one who] is perverted in tongue his he falls in trouble.
21 He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
[one who] begets A fool to grief of him and not he rejoices [the] father of a fool.
22 A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
A heart joyful it makes good healing and a spirit stricken it dries up bone[s].
23 A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
A bribe from [the] bosom a wicked [person] he accepts to turn aside [the] paths of justice.
24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
[is] with [the] face of [one who] has understanding Wisdom and [the] eyes of a fool [are] at [the] end of [the] earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
[is] grief To father his a son a fool and bitterness to [the] [one who] bore him.
26 To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.
Also to impose a fine to righteous [person] not [is] good to strike noble [people] [is] on uprightness.
27 He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.
[one who] restrains Words his [is] knowing knowledge ([a person] noble of *Q(K)*) spirit [is] a person of understanding.
28 Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
Also a fool [who] keeps silent wise he is considered [who] shuts lips his discerning.
