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90 lines
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# Proverbs 17 (New King James Version)
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The Lord Tests Hearts
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##### Chapter 17
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###### 1 Better _is_ a dry morsel with quietness,
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Than a house full of feasting _with_ strife.
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###### 2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame,
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And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
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###### 3 The refining pot _is_ for silver and the furnace for gold,
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But the Lord tests the hearts.
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###### 4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
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A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
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###### 5 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
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He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
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###### 6 Children's children _are_ the crown of old men,
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And the glory of children _is_ their father.
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###### 7 Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,
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Much less lying lips to a prince.
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###### 8 A present _is_ a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
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Wherever he turns, he prospers.
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###### 9 He who covers a transgression seeks love,
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But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
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###### 10 Rebuke is more effective for a wise _man_
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Than a hundred blows on a fool.
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###### 11 An evil _man_ seeks only rebellion;
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Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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###### 12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
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Rather than a fool in his folly.
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###### 13 Whoever rewards evil for good,
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Evil will not depart from his house.
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###### 14 The beginning of strife _is like_ releasing water;
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Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
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###### 15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
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Both of them alike _are_ an abomination to the Lord.
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###### 16 Why _is there_ in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,
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Since _he has_ no heart _for it?_
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###### 17 A friend loves at all times,
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And a brother is born for adversity.
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###### 18 A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge,
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_And_ becomes surety for his friend.
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###### 19 He who loves transgression loves strife,
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And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
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###### 20 He who has a deceitful heart finds no good,
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And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
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###### 21 He who begets a scoffer _does so_ to his sorrow,
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And the father of a fool has no joy.
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###### 22 A merry heart does good, _like_ medicine,
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But a broken spirit dries the bones.
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###### 23 A wicked _man_ accepts a bribe behind the back
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To pervert the ways of justice.
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###### 24 Wisdom _is_ in the sight of him who has understanding,
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But the eyes of a fool _are_ on the ends of the earth.
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###### 25 A foolish son _is_ a grief to his father,
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And bitterness to her who bore him.
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###### 26 Also, to punish the righteous _is_ not good,
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_Nor_ to strike princes for _their_ uprightness.
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###### 27 He who has knowledge spares his words,
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_And_ a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
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###### 28 Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
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_When_ he shuts his lips, _he is considered_ perceptive.
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