Proverbs 17

1 [is] good A morsel dry and quietness with it more than a house full sacrifices of strife.

It is better to have quiet with a dry morsel of bread than a house full of feasting with strife.

2 A servant [who] acts prudently he will rule over a son [who] acts shamefully and in among brothers he will share [the] inheritance.

A wise servant will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

3 A crucible [is] for silver and a smelting furnace [is] for gold and [is] testing hearts Yahweh.

The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, but Yahweh refines hearts.

4 An evil-doer [is] paying attention on a lip of wickedness deception [is] giving ear on a tongue of destruction.

The evildoer pays attention to wicked lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

5 [one who] mocks the Poor [person] he reproaches maker his [a person] joyful for calamity not he will go unpunished.

Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker and the one who rejoices at misfortune will not go unpunished.

6 [are the] crown of Old [people] children of children and [are the] honor of children parents their.

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged and parents bring honor to their children.

7 Not [is] suitable for a fool a lip of excellence indeed? for for a noble [person] a lip of deception.

Eloquent speech is not suitable for a fool; much less are lying lips suitable for royalty.

8 [is] a stone of Favor the bribe in [the] eyes of owners its to all that he turns he prospers.

A bribe is like a magic stone to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

9 [one who] conceals A transgression [is] seeking love and [one who] repeats a matter [is] separating a close friend.

Whoever overlooks an offense seeks love, but the one who repeats a matter alienates close friends.

10 It goes deep a rebuke in [one who] understands more than striking a fool a hundred [times].

A rebuke goes deeper into a person who has understanding than a hundred blows go into a fool.

11 Only rebellion he seeks an evil [person] and a messenger cruel he will be sent in him.

An evil person only seeks rebellion, so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12 May he meet a bear robbed of cubs a person and may not [he meet] a fool in foolishness his.

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool in his foolishness.

13 [one who] returns Evil for good not (it will depart *Qk) evil from house his.

When someone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

14 [is one who] lets out Water [the] beginning of strife and before it has broken out the dispute abandon.

The beginning of conflict is like one who releases water everywhere, so walk away from the dispute before it has broken out.

15 [one who] justifies [the] wicked And [one who] condemns as guilty [the] righteous [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.

The person who acquits the wicked person and the person who condemns the righteous person— both are an abomination to Yahweh.

16 Why? this [is] a price in [the] hand of a fool to acquire wisdom and [is] heart there not.

Why should a fool pay money to learn about wisdom, when he has no ability to learn it?

17 At every time [is] loving the friend and a brother for adversity he is born.

A friend is loving at all times and a brother is born for times of trouble.

18 A person lacking of heart [is] striking a palm [is] pledging a pledge before neighbor his.

A man having no sense makes binding promises and becomes responsible for his neighbor's debts.

19 [one who] loves Transgression [is] loving contention [one who] makes high entrance his [is] seeking ruin.

Whoever loves conflict loves sin; the one who makes the threshold of his door too high causes bones to be broken.

20 [a person] twisted of Heart not he finds good and [one who] is perverted in tongue his he falls in trouble.

A person who has a crooked heart finds nothing that is good; the one who has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.

21 [one who] begets A fool to grief of him and not he rejoices [the] father of a fool.

Whoever is the parent of a fool brings grief to himself; and the father of a fool has no joy.

22 A heart joyful it makes good healing and a spirit stricken it dries up bone[s].

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

23 A bribe from [the] bosom a wicked [person] he accepts to turn aside [the] paths of justice.

A wicked man accepts a secret bribe to pervert the ways of justice.

24 [is] with [the] face of [one who] has understanding Wisdom and [the] eyes of a fool [are] at [the] end of [the] earth.

The one who has understanding sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are set on the ends of the earth.

25 [is] grief To father his a son a fool and bitterness to [the] [one who] bore him.

A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to the woman who bore him.

26 Also to impose a fine to righteous [person] not [is] good to strike noble [people] [is] on uprightness.

Also, it is never good to punish the righteous person; neither is it good to flog noble men who have integrity.

27 [one who] restrains Words his [is] knowing knowledge ([a person] noble of *QK) spirit [is] a person of understanding.

One who has knowledge uses few words and one with understanding is even-tempered.

28 Also a fool [who] keeps silent wise he is considered [who] shuts lips his discerning.

Even a fool is thought to be wise if he keeps silent; when he keeps his mouth shut, he is considered to be intelligent.