Proverbs 17 Good a dry morsel and peace with it, above a house full of sacrifices of contention.

JuliaSmith⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Good a dry morsel and peace with it, above a house full of sacrifices of contention. ² An understanding servant shall rule a son causing shame, and shall divide the inheritance in the midst of the brethren. ³ The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold: and Jehovah tries hearts. ⁴ He doing evil attends upon, lips of vanity; he lying feeds upon a tongue of mischief ⁵ He mocking to the poor one reproached him making him: and he rejoicing at misfortune shall not be unpunished. ⁶ The crown of old men, sons' sons: and the glory of sons their fathers. ⁷ The lip of excellence is not becoming to, the foolish one: much less the lip. of falsehood to the noble one. ⁸ The gift a stone of grace in the, eyes of him possessing it: to all which it shall turn it shall prosper. ⁹ He covering transgression seeks love; and he perverting in the word, separates a, friend. ¹⁰ A reproof will take hold upon, him understanding more than a hundred, blows the foolish. ¹¹ An evil one will seek only contradiction.: and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. ¹² A bereaved bear meeting with a, man, and not a fool in his folly. ¹³ He turning back evil, instead of good, evil shall not move from his house. ¹⁴ The causing water to break forth. is the beginning of strife: cast off contention before being irritated. ¹⁵ He justifying the unjust one and he condemning the just one, is an abomination to Jehovah, also they two. ¹⁶ Wherefore this a price in the hand of the foolish one to obtain wisdom, and no heart? ¹⁷ A friend loves in all time, and a brother shall be born for straits. ¹⁸ A man wanting heart will strike the hand, pledging a pledge before his friend. ¹⁹ He loving transgression loves contention: he lifting up his gate seeks breaking. ²⁰ The perverse of heart shall not find good: and he turning about with his tongue shall fall into evil. ²¹ The foolish one was born for sorrow to himself, and the father of the foolish one shall not rejoice., ²² A joyful heart shall make good healing: and a dejected spirit shall dry up the bones. ²³ The unjust one will take a gift from the bosom to turn, aside the paths of judgment ²⁴ Wisdom, is with the face of him understanding, and the eyes of the foolish one are in the ends of the earth. ²⁵ A foolish son a grief to his father, and bitterness to her bringing him forth. ²⁶ Also punishing to the just one is not good, to strike nobles for uprightness. ²⁷ He withholding his words will shew knowledge: I man of understanding is a cool spirit ²⁸ Also the foolish one being silent shall be thought wise: and he shutting his lips, understanding.