잠언 17장 NASB

1. ¹ Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.
2. ² A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
3. ³ The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold But the LORD tests hearts.
4. ⁴ An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5. ⁵ He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
6. ⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of old men And the glory of sons is their fathers.
7. ⁷ Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool Much less are lying lips to a prince.
8. ⁸ A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns he prospers.
9. ⁹ He who conceals a transgression seeks love But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
10. ¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
11. ¹¹ A rebellious man seeks only evil So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12. ¹² Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs Rather than a fool in his folly.
13. ¹³ He who returns evil for good Evil will not depart from his house.
14. ¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like letting out water So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
15. ¹⁵ He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
16. ¹⁶ Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom When he has no sense?
17. ¹⁷ A friend loves at all times And a brother is born for adversity.
18. ¹⁸ A man lacking in sense pledges And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
19. ¹⁹ He who loves transgression loves strife; He who raises his door seeks destruction.
20. ²⁰ He who has a crooked mind finds no good And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
21. ²¹ He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow And the father of a fool has no joy.
22. ²² A joyful heart is good medicine But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23. ²³ A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.
24. ²⁴ Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25. ²⁵ A foolish son is a grief to his father And bitterness to her who bore him.
26. ²⁶ It is also not good to fine the righteous Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27. ²⁷ He who restrains his words has knowledge And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28. ²⁸ Even a fool when he keeps silent is considered wise; When he closes his lips he is considered prudent.