Proverbs 17 collects 28 wisdom sayings on the cost of strife, the loyalty of friendship, and the God who tests hearts the way a furnace tests metal. Written by Solomon and preserved by Hezekiah’s scribes around 700 BC, this chapter has shaped how people speak about friendship, parental grief, and the medicine of a joyf
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Lyrics
Better is a dry morsel with quietness Than a house full of feasting with strife
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame And shall have a part in the inheritance amongst the brothers The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold But the LORD tests the hearts
An evildoer heeds wicked lips A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished
Children’s children are the crown of old men The glory of children is their parents Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool
Much less do lying lips fit a prince A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it Wherever he turns, he prospers He who covers an offence promotes love
But he who repeats a matter separates best friends A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool An evil man seeks only rebellion
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man Rather than a fool in his folly Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam Therefore stop contention before quarrelling breaks out A friend loves at all times And a brother is born for adversity
A cheerful heart makes good medicine But a crushed spirit dries up the bones He becomes the father of a fool grieves The father of a fool has no joy
A friend loves at all times A brother is born for adversity
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