Proverbs 17 The Lord Tests Hearts
Proverbs 17 The Lord Tests Hearts
Proverbs 17:1-28 The Lord Tests Hearts
Proverbs 17:1
1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness,
Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:3
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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests the hearts.
Proverbs 17:4
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An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful (destructive) tongue.
Proverbs 17:5
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He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:6
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Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.
Proverbs 17:9
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He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
Proverbs 17:10
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Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Proverbs 17:13
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Whoever rewards evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:14
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The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
Proverbs 17:15
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He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:17
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A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:21
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He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:22
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A merry heart does good, like medicine (makes medicine even better),
But a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 17:25
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A foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:27-28
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He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
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Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.