{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T09:20:45.518Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":17,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":16,"nextChapter":18,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"He that setteth bounds to his words. is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Even a fool, if he will hold his peace shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 17 (DRB)","markdown":"[Proverbs 17](https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/17 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}