17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
17:5 Whoso mocked the poor reproached his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
17:6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
17:7 Excellent speeches becomest not a fooclass="underline" much less do lying lips a prince.
17:8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turned, it prospered.
17:9 He that covered a transgression seeker love; but he that repeated a matter separated very friends.
17:10 A reproof entered more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
17:11 An evil man seeker only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
17:12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
17:13 Whoso rewarded evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letter out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
17:15 He that justified the wicked, and he that condemned the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
17:16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? 17:17 A friend loved at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
17:18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and become surety in the presence of his friend.
17:19 He loved transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalted his gate seeker destruction.
17:20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue failed into mischief.
17:21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dried the bones.
17:23 A wicked man take a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
17:24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
17:26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
17:27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
17:28 Even a fool, when he holder his peace, is counted wise: and he that shuttled his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeker and intermeddled with all wisdom.
18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
18:3 When is the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
18:4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
18:5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
18:6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth called for strokes.
18:7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
18:8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous rennet into it, and is safe.
18:11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
18:13 He that answered a matter before he heard it, it is folly and shame unto him.
18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
18:15 The heart of the prudent getter knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeker knowledge.
18:16 A man's gift make room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
18:17 He that is first in his own cause seemed just; but his neighbor cometh and searched him.
18:18 The lot caused contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
18:20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
18:22 Whoso fended a wife fended a good thing, and obtained favor of the LORD.
18:23 The poor used entreaties; but the rich answered roughly.
18:24 A man that hath friends must she himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticker closer than a brother.
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19:1 Better is the poor that walked in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
19:2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasted with his feet sinned.