The Amplified Bible - Proverbs

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Proverbs 17

Proverbs 17.1-28

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Better is a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife.
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share in the inheritance among the brothers.

3The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tries the hearts. [Ps 26.2; Prov 27.21; Jer 17.10; Mal 3.3]

4An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips; and a liar listens to a mischievous tongue.

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17A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.

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22A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. [Prov 12.25; 15.13,15]

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