Provérbios 17
Bedre en tør Bid Brød med fred end Huset fuldt af Sul med Trætte.
Klog Træl bliver Herre over dårlig Søn og får lod og del mellem brødre.
Digel til Sølv og Ovn til Guld, men den, der prøver Hjerter, er HERREN.
Den onde hører på onde Læber, Løgneren lytter til giftige Tunger.
Hvo Fattigmand spotter, håner hans Skaber, den skadefro slipper ikke for Straf.
De gamles Krone er Børnebørn, Sønners Stolthed er Fædre.
Ypperlig Tale er ej for en Dåre, end mindre da Løgnfor den, som er ædel.
Som en Troldsten er Gave i Giverens Øjne; hvorhen den end vender sig, gør den sin Virkning.
Den, der dølger en Synd, søger Venskab, men den, der ripper op i en Sag, skiller Venner.
Bedre virker Skænd på forstandig end hundrede Slag på en Tåbe.
Den onde har kun Genstridigbed for, men et skånselsløst Bud er udsendt imod ham.
Man kan møde en Bjørn, hvis Unger er taget, men ikke en Tåbe udi hans Dårskab.
Den, der gengælder godt med ondt, fra hans Hus skal Vanheld ej vige.
At yppe Strid er at åbne for Vand, hold derfor inde, før Strid bryder løs.
At frikende skyldig og dømme uskyldig, begge Dele er HERREN en Gru.
Hvad hjælper Penge i Tåbens Hånd til at købe ham Visdom, når Viddet mangler?
Ven viser Kærlighed når som helst, Broder fødes til Hjælp i Nød.
Mand uden Vid giver Håndslag og går i Borgen for Næsten.
Ven af Kiv er Ven af Synd; at højne sin Dør er at attrå Fald.
Ej finder man Lykke, når Hjertet er vrangt, man falder i Våde, når Tungen er falsk.
Den, der avler en Tåbe, får Sorg, Dårens Fader er ikke glad.
Glad Hjerte er godt for Legemet, nedslået Sind suger Marv af Benene.
Den gudløse tager Gave i Løn for at bøje Rettens Gænge.
Visdom står den forstandige for Øje, Tåbens Blik er ved Jordens Ende.
Tåbelig Søn er sin Faders Sorg, Kvide for hende, som fødte ham.
At straffe den, der har Ret, er ilde, værre endnu at slå de ædle.
Den, som har Kundskab tøjler sin Tale, Mand med Forstand er koldblodig.
Selv Dåren, der tier, gælder for viis, forstandig er den, der lukker sine Læber.
Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer}
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {and} he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
Children's children {are} the crown of old men; and the glory of children {are} their fathers.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. {Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying}
A gift {is as} a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. {a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace}
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth {very} friends. {seeketh: or, procureth}
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. {entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times}
An evil {man} seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the LORD.
Wherefore {is there} a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing {he hath} no heart {to it}?
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
A man void of understanding striketh hands, {and} becometh surety in the presence of his friend. {understanding: Heb. heart}
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: {and} he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. {He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart}
He that begetteth a fool {doeth it} to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A merry heart doeth good {like} a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. {like: or, to}
A wicked {man} taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wisdom {is} before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool {are} in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Also to punish the just {is} not good, {nor} to strike princes for equity.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: {and} a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. {an...: or, a cool}
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: {and} he that shutteth his lips {is esteemed} a man of understanding.