Proverbs 17:1

Verse 1 of 28. The 17th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.