# Proverbs 17

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/17

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. Better a dry morsel with peace than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
2. A wise servant rules over a shameful son and shares the inheritance among brothers.
3. A crucible serves for silver, a furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests hearts.
4. An evildoer listens to evil lips; a liar attends to a destructive tongue.
5. Whoever mocks the poor dishonors his Maker; he who rejoices in calamity will not be held innocent.
6. Grandchildren are the crown of elders; fathers are the glory of children.
7. Haughty speech does not suit a fool; much less do lying lips suit a prince.
8. A bribe is a charming stone in the eyes of its owner; wherever he turns, he prospers.
9. Whoever conceals a transgression pursues love, but whoever repeats a matter divides close friends.
10. A rebuke enters more deeply into a discerning one than a hundred blows into a fool.
11. An evildoer seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12. A bereaved bear meeting a man is better than a fool in his folly.
13. Whoever returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
14. Letting out water is the beginning of contention, so abandon the quarrel before it meddles.
15. Acquitting the wicked and condemning the righteous, both alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
16. Why is this price in a fool's hand to buy wisdom when he has no heart?
17. A companion loves in all seasons, and a brother is born for adversity.
18. A man lacking sense strikes hands and becomes surety before his friend.
19. Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever exalts his gate seeks destruction.
20. One with a perverse heart finds no good, and one whose tongue is twisted falls into trouble.
21. He who begets a fool brings sorrow to himself; the father of a fool does not rejoice.
22. A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23. A wicked man takes a bribe from his bosom to twist the paths of justice.
24. Wisdom is before the discerning, but the eyes of the fool are at the end of the earth.
25. A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26. Also, to punish the righteous is not good, nor to beat nobles for their uprightness.
27. Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and a man of understanding has a calm and excellent spirit.
28. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent; shutting his lips makes him seem discerning.

## Nearby chapters

[Proverbs 16](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/16.md)
[Proverbs 18](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/18.md)

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