17:1 Better
is
a
drie
morsell,
and
quietnesse
therewith;
then
an
house
full
of
sacrifices
with
strife.
17:2 A
wise
seruant
shall
haue
rule
ouer
a
son
that
causeth
shame:
and
shall
haue
part
of
the
inheritance
among
the
brethren.
17:3 The
fining
pot
is
for
siluer,
and
the
furnace
for
gold:
but
the
Lord
trieth
the
hearts.
17:4 A
wicked
doer
giueth
heed
to
false
lips:
and
a
liar
giueth
eare
to
a
naughtie
tongue.
17:5 Whoso
mocketh
the
poore,
reproacheth
his
maker:
and
he
that
is
glad
at
calamities,
shall
not
be
vnpunished.
17:6 Childrens
children
are
the
crowne
of
old
men:
and
the
glory
of
children
are
their
fathers.
17:7 Excellent
speech
becommeth
not
a
foole:
much
lesse
doe
lying
lippes
a
prince.
17:8 A
gift
is
as
a
precious
stone
in
the
eyes
of
him
that
hath
it:
whithersoeuer
it
turneth,
it
prospereth.
17:9 He
that
couereth
a
transgression,
seeketh
loue;
but
he
that
repeateth
a
matter,
separateth
very
friends.
17:10 A
reproofe
entreth
more
into
a
wise
man,
then
an
hundred
stripes
into
a
foole.
17:11 An
euill
man
seeketh
onely
rebellion;
therefore
a
cruell
messenger
shall
be
sent
against
him.
17:12 Let
a
beare
robbed
of
her
whelps
meet
a
man,
rather
then
a
foole
in
his
folly.
17:13 Whoso
rewardeth
euill
for
good,
euill
shall
not
depart
from
his
house.
17:14 The
beginning
of
strife
is
as
when
one
letteth
out
water:
therfore
leaue
off
contention,
before
it
be
medled
with.
17:15 He
that
iustifieth
the
wicked,
and
he
that
condemneth
the
iust:
euen
they
both
are
abomination
to
the
Lord.
17:16 Wherfore
is
there
a
price
in
the
hand
of
a
foole
to
get
wisedome,
seeing
he
hath
no
heart
to
it
17:17 A
friend
loueth
at
all
times,
and
a
brother
is
borne
for
aduersitie.
17:18 A
man
void
of
vnderstanding
striketh
hands,
and
becommeth
suretie
in
the
presence
of
his
friend.
17:19 He
loueth
transgression,
that
loueth
strife:
and
he
that
exalteth
his
gate,
seeketh
destruction.
17:20 He
that
hath
a
froward
heart,
findeth
no
good,
and
he
that
hath
a
peruerse
tongue,
falleth
into
mischiefe.
17:21 He
that
begetteth
a
foole,
doth
it
to
his
sorrow:
and
the
father
of
a
foole
hath
no
ioy.
17:22 A
merrie
heart
doth
good
like
a
medicine:
but
a
broken
spirit
drieth
the
bones.
17:23 A
wicked
man
taketh
a
gift
out
of
the
bosome,
to
peruert
the
wayes
of
iudgement.
17:24 Wisedome
is
before
him
that
hath
vnderstanding:
but
the
eyes
of
a
foole
are
in
the
ends
of
the
earth.
17:25 A
foolish
sonne
is
a
griefe
to
his
father,
&
bitternes
to
her
that
bare
him.
17:26 Also
to
punish
the
iust
is
not
good,
nor
to
strike
princes
for
equitie.
17:27 He
that
hath
knowledge,
spareth
his
words:
and
a
man
of
vnderstanding
is
of
an
excellent
spirit.
17:28 Euen
a
foole,
when
he
holdeth
his
peace,
is
counted
wise:
and
he
that
shutteth
his
lips,
is
esteemed
a
man
of
vnderstanding.
