Proverbs 17
1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of flesh-banquets with strife.
[is] good A morsel dry and quietness with it more than a house full sacrifices of strife.
2 A prudent servant shall rule over a son who causeth shame; Yea, with brothers he shall share the inheritance.
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 refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But the LORD trieth hearts.
A crucible [is] for silver and a smelting furnace [is] for gold and [is] testing hearts Yahweh.
4 An evil-doer listeneth to mischievous lips; And a liar giveth ear to a destructive tongue.
An evil-doer [is] paying attention on a lip of wickedness deception [is] giving ear on a tongue of destruction.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; He that is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.
[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 the aged, And their fathers the glory of sons.
[are the] crown of Old [people] children of children and [are the] honor of children parents their.
7 Excellent speech becometh not the base; How much less lying lips the noble!
Not [is] suitable for a fool a lip of excellence indeed? for for a noble [person] a lip of deception.
8 A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him who taketh it; Whithersoever it turneth it hath success.
[is] a stone of Favor the bribe in [the] eyes of owners its to all that he turns he prospers.
9 He who covereth an offence seeketh love; But he who recurreth to a matter removeth a friend.
[one who] conceals A transgression [is] seeking love and [one who] repeats a matter [is] separating a close friend.
10 A reproof will penetrate deeper into a wise man Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
It goes deep a rebuke in [one who] understands more than striking a fool a hundred [times].
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore shall a cruel messenger be sent against him.
Only rebellion he seeks an evil [person] and a messenger cruel he will be sent in him.
12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her whelps, Rather than a fool in his folly.
May he meet a bear robbed of cubs a person and may not [he meet] a fool in foolishness his.
13 Whoso returneth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
[one who] returns Evil for good not (it will depart *Q(k)*) evil from house his.
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; Therefore leave off contention before it rolleth onward.
[is one who] lets out Water [the] beginning of strife and before it has broken out the dispute abandon.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, And he that condemneth the just, Both alike are an abomination 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 Why should a price be in the hand of a fool To get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?
Why? this [is] a price in [the] hand of a fool to acquire wisdom and [is] heart there not.
17 A friend loveth at all times; But in adversity he is born a brother.
At every time [is] loving the friend and a brother for adversity he is born.
18 A man who lacketh understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
A person lacking of heart [is] striking a palm [is] pledging a pledge before neighbor his.
19 He who loveth strife loveth transgression; He who raiseth high his gate seeketh ruin.
[one who] loves Transgression [is] loving contention [one who] makes high entrance his [is] seeking ruin.
20 He that is of a deceitful heart shall find no good; And he that turneth about with his tongue shall fall into mischief.
[a person] twisted of Heart not he finds good and [one who] is perverted in tongue his he falls in trouble.
21 Whoso begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; Yea, the father of the fool hath no joy.
[one who] begets A fool to grief of him and not he rejoices [the] father of a fool.
22 A merry heart doeth good to the body; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
A heart joyful it makes good healing and a spirit stricken it dries up bone[s].
23 The wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of judgment.
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 that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in 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 bitterness to her that bore him.
[is] grief To father his a son a fool and bitterness to [the] [one who] bore him.
26 Moreover, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their equity.
Also to impose a fine to righteous [person] not [is] good to strike noble [people] [is] on uprightness.
27 He that spareth his words is imbued with knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
[one who] restrains Words his [is] knowing knowledge ([a person] noble of *Q(K)*) spirit [is] a person of understanding.
28 Even a fool, when he is silent, is accounted wise; He that shutteth his lips is a man of understanding.
Also a fool [who] keeps silent wise he is considered [who] shuts lips his discerning.
