Proverbs 17:1-11
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1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
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2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
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3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
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4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
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5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
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6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
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7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
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8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
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10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.