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PROVERBS
17.15
- 28A froward man soweth strife;
- And a whisperer separateth familiar friends.
- 29A man of violence enticeth his neighbour,
- And leadeth him into a way that is not good.
- 30He shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things;
- He that biteth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
- 31The hoary head is a crown of glory,
- It is found in the way of righteousness.
- 32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
- And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
- 33The lot is cast into the lap;
- But the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
- 17 Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith,
- Than a house full of feasting with strife.
- 2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that dealeth shamefully,
- And shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
- 3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
- But the Lord trieth the hearts.
- 4A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;
- And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
- 5Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker;
- And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
- 6Children's children are the crown of old men;
- And the glory of children are their fathers.
- 7Overbearing speech becometh not a churl;
- Much less do lying lips a prince.
- 8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
- Whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth.
- 9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
- But he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend.
- 10A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding
- Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
- 11A rebellious man seeketh only evil;
- Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
- 12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
- Rather than a fool in his folly.
- 13Whoso rewardeth evil for good,
- Evil shall not depart from his house.
- 14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water;
- Therefore leave off contention, before the quarrel break out.
- 15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous,
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