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Proverbs 17:1

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

1Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

2A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.

4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Read Proverbs 17

World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.