Proverbs 17 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Better ^H2896 is a dry ^H2720 morsel ^H6595 and tranquility ^H7962 with it

Than ^H4480 a house ^H1004 full ^H4392 of [fn]feasting ^H2077 with strife ^H7379.

A slave ^H5650 who acts ^H7919 insightfully ^H7919 will rule ^H4910 over a son ^H1121 who acts ^H954 shamefully ^H954,

And will share ^H2505 in the inheritance ^H5159 among ^H8432 brothers ^H251.

The refining ^H4715 pot ^H4715 is for silver ^H3701 and the furnace ^H3564 for gold ^H2091,

But Yahweh ^H3068 tests ^H974 hearts ^H3820.

An evildoer ^H7489 gives ^H7181 heed ^H7181 to lips ^H8193 of wickedness ^H205;

[fn]A liar ^H8267 gives ^H238 ear ^H238 to a destructive ^H1942 tongue ^H3956.

He who mocks ^H3932 the poor ^H7326 reproaches ^H2778 his Maker ^H6213;

He who is glad ^H8056 at disaster ^H343 will not go ^H5352 unpunished ^H5352.

[fn]Grandchildren ^H1121 are the crown ^H5850 of old ^H2205 men ^H2205,

And the beauty ^H8597 of sons ^H1121 is their fathers ^H1.

Excellent ^H3499 lips ^H8193 are not fitting ^H5000 for a [fn]wicked ^H5036 fool ^H5036,

Even ^H637 H3588 less ^H637 are lying ^H8267 lips ^H8193 for a noble ^H5081 man ^H5081.

A bribe ^H7810 is a [fn]charm ^H68 H2580 in the eyes ^H5869 of its owner ^H1167;

Wherever ^{H413 H3605 H834} he turns ^H6437, he prospers ^H7919.

He who covers ^H3680 a transgression ^H6588 seeks ^H1245 love ^H160,

But he who repeats ^H8138 a matter ^H1697 separates ^H6504 close ^H441 companions ^H441.

A rebuke ^H1606 goes ^H5181 deeper ^H5181 into one who understands ^H995

Than ^H4480 a hundred ^H3967 blows ^H5221 into a fool ^H3684.

A rebellious ^H4805 man ^H4805 seeks ^H1245 only ^H389 evil ^H7451,

So a cruel ^H394 messenger ^H4397 will be sent ^H7971 against him.

Let a man ^H376 meet ^H6298 a bear ^H1677 robbed ^H7909 of ^H7909 her cubs ^H7909,

Rather ^H408 than a fool ^H3684 in his folly ^H200.

He who returns ^H7725 evil ^H7451 for good ^H2896,

Evil ^H7451 will not depart ^H4185 from his house ^H1004.

The beginning ^H7225 of strife ^H4066 is like letting ^H6362 out ^H6362 water ^H4325,

So abandon ^H5203 the dispute ^H7379 before ^H6440 it breaks ^H1566 out ^H1566.

He who justifies ^H6663 the wicked ^H7563 and he who condemns ^H7561 the righteous ^H6662,

Both ^H1571 H8147 of them alike ^H1571 are an abomination ^H8441 to Yahweh ^H3068.

Why ^H4100 H2088 is there a price ^H4242 in the hand ^H3027 of a fool ^H3684 to acquire ^H7069 wisdom ^H2451,

When [fn]he has ^H369 no ^H369 heart ^H3820 of wisdom?

A friend ^H7453 loves ^H157 at all ^H3605 times ^H6256,

And a brother ^H251 is born ^H3205 for adversity ^H6869.

A man ^H120 lacking ^H2638 a heart ^H3820 of wisdom strikes ^H8628 his [fn]hands ^H3709 in pledge

And becomes ^H6148 guarantor ^H6161 in the presence ^H6440 of his neighbor ^H7453.

He who loves ^H157 transgression ^H6588 loves ^H157 quarreling ^H4683;

He who makes ^H1361 his doorway ^H6607 high ^H1361 seeks ^H1245 destruction ^H7667.

He who has a crooked ^H6141 heart ^H3820 finds ^H4672 no ^H3808 good ^H2896,

And he who is perverted ^H2015 in his tongue ^H3956 falls ^H5307 into evil ^H7451.

He who begets ^H3205 a fool ^H3684 does so to his grief ^H8424,

And the father ^H1 of a wicked ^H5036 fool ^H5036 is ^H8055 not ^H3808 glad ^H8055.

A glad ^H8056 heart ^H3820 [fn]is ^H3190 good ^H3190 medicine ^H1456,

But a broken ^H5218 spirit ^H7307 dries ^H3001 up ^H3001 the bones ^H1634.

A wicked ^H7563 man ^H7563 receives ^H3947 a bribe ^H7810 from the bosom ^H2436

To thrust ^H5186 aside ^H5186 the paths ^H734 of justice ^H4941.

Wisdom ^H2451 is in the presence ^H6440 of the one who understands ^H995,

But the eyes ^H5869 of a fool ^H3684 are on the ends ^H7097 of the earth ^H776.

A foolish ^H3684 son ^H1121 is a vexation ^H3708 to his father ^H1

And bitterness ^H4470 to her who gave ^H3205 birth ^H3205 to him.

It is also ^H1571 not good ^H2896 to punish ^H6064 the righteous ^H6662,

Nor to strike ^H5221 the noble ^H5081 for their uprightness ^H3476.

He who holds ^H2820 back ^H2820 his words ^H561 [fn]has ^H3045 knowledge ^H1847,

And he who has a cool ^H7119 spirit ^H7307 is a man ^H376 of discernment ^H8394.

Even ^H1571 an ignorant ^H191 fool ^H191, when he keeps ^H2790 silent ^H2790, is considered ^H2803 wise ^H2450;

When he closes ^H331 his lips ^H8193, he is considered understanding ^H995.