Proverbs 17 - A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed ...

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SignIn 15  dAsoftanswerturnsawaywrath, buteaharshwordstirsupanger. 2  Thetongueofthewisecommendsknowledge, butfthemouthsoffoolspouroutfolly. 3  gTheeyesoftheLordareineveryplace, keepingwatchontheevilandthegood. 4  hAgentle1tongueisiatreeoflife, butjperversenessinitbreaksthespirit. 5  kAfoolldespiseshisfather’sinstruction, butmwhoeverheedsreproofisprudent. 6  Inthehouseoftherighteousthereismuchtreasure, buttroublebefallstheincomeofthewicked. 7  nThelipsofthewisespreadknowledge; nnotsotheheartsoffools.2 8  oThesacrificeofthewickedisanabominationtotheLord, butptheprayeroftheuprightisacceptabletohim. 9  ThewayofthewickedisanabominationtotheLord, butheloveshimqwhopursuesrighteousness. 10  Thereisrseveredisciplineforhimwhoforsakestheway; swhoeverhatesreproofwilldie. 11  SheolandAbaddonlieopenbeforetheLord; howmuchmorettheheartsofthechildrenofman! 12  uAscoffervdoesnotliketobereproved; hewillnotgotothewise. 13  wAgladheartmakesacheerfulface, butbyxsorrowofheartthespiritisycrushed. 14  zTheheartofhimwhohasunderstandingseeksknowledge, butthemouthsoffoolsfeedonfolly. 15  Allthedaysoftheafflictedareevil, butathecheerfulofhearthasacontinualfeast. 16  bBetterisalittlewiththefearoftheLord thangreattreasureandtroublewithit. 17  cBetterisadinnerofherbswhereloveis thandafattenedoxandhatredwithit. 18  eAhot-temperedmanfstirsupstrife, buthewhoisgslowtoangerquietscontention. 19  Thewayofhasluggardislikeahedgeofithorns, butthepathoftheuprightisjalevelhighway. 20  kAwisesonmakesagladfather, butafoolishmandespiseshismother. 21  lFollyisajoytohimwholackssense, butamanofunderstandingmwalksstraightahead. 22  nWithoutcounselplansfail, butwithmanyadviserstheysucceed. 23  Tomakeanaptanswerisajoytoaman, andoawordinseason,howgooditis! 24  Thepathoflifeleadsupwardpfortheprudent, thathemayturnawayfromSheolbeneath. 25  TheLordtearsdownthehouseofqtheproud butrmaintainssthewidow’sboundaries. 26  tThethoughtsofthewickedareanabominationtotheLord, butugraciouswordsarepure. 27  Whoeverisvgreedyforunjustgainwtroubleshisownhousehold, buthewhohatesxbribeswilllive. 28  Theheartoftherighteousypondershowtoanswer, butzthemouthofthewickedpoursoutevilthings. 29  TheLordisafarfromthewicked, buthebhearstheprayeroftherighteous. 30  cThelightoftheeyesrejoicestheheart, anddgoodnewsrefreshes3thebones. 31  eTheearthatlistenstoflife-givingreproof willdwellamongthewise. 32  Whoevergignoresinstructionhdespiseshimself, buthewholistenstoreproofigainsintelligence. 33  jThefearoftheLordisinstructioninwisdom, andkhumilitycomesbeforehonor. 16  Theplansoftheheartbelongtoman, butltheanswerofthetongueisfromtheLord. 2  mAllthewaysofamanarepureinhisowneyes, buttheLordnweighsthespirit.1 3  oCommityourworktotheLord, andyourplanswillbeestablished. 4  pTheLordhasmadeeverythingforitspurpose, evenqthewickedforthedayoftrouble. 5  EveryonewhoisarrogantinheartisranabominationtotheLord; sbeassured,hewillnotgounpunished. 6  Bytsteadfastloveandfaithfulnessiniquityisatonedfor, andbyuthefearoftheLordonevturnsawayfromevil. 7  Whenaman’swayspleasetheLord, whemakesevenhisenemiestobeatpeacewithhim. 8  xBetterisalittlewithrighteousness thangreatrevenueswithinjustice. 9  yTheheartofmanplanshisway, butztheLordestablisheshissteps. 10  aAnoracleisonthelipsofaking; hismouthdoesnotsininjudgment. 11  bAjustbalanceandscalesaretheLord’s; alltheweightsinthebagarehiswork. 12  Itisanabominationtokingstodoevil, forcthethroneisestablishedbyrighteousness. 13  dRighteouslipsarethedelightofaking, andheloveshimwhospeakswhatisright. 14  eAking’swrathisamessengerofdeath, andawisemanwillfappeaseit. 15  gInthelightofaking’sfacethereislife, andhisdfavorislikehthecloudsthatbringthespringrain. 16  iHowmuchbettertogetwisdomthanjgold! Togetunderstandingistobechosenratherthanksilver. 17  Thehighwayoftheuprightlturnsasidefromevil; whoeverguardshiswaypreserveshislife. 18  mPridegoesbeforedestruction, andahaughtyspiritbeforeafall. 19  nItisbettertobeofalowlyspiritwiththepoor thantoodividethespoilwiththeproud. 20  Whoevergivesthoughttotheword2pwilldiscovergood, andblessedisheqwhotrustsintheLord. 21  Thewiseofheartiscalleddiscerning, andsweetnessofspeechrincreasespersuasiveness. 22  Goodsenseissafountainoflifetohimwhohasit, buttheinstructionoffoolsisfolly. 23  tTheheartofthewisemakeshisspeechjudicious andaddspersuasivenesstohislips. 24  uGraciouswordsarelikevahoneycomb, sweetnesstothesoulandwhealthtothebody. 25  Thereisawaythatseemsrighttoaman, butitsendisthewaytodeath.3 26  Aworker’sappetiteworksforhim; hisxmouthurgeshimon. 27  yAworthlessmanplotsevil, andhisspeech4islikezascorchingfire. 28  aAdishonestmanspreadsstrife, andbawhisperercseparatesclosefriends. 29  Amanofviolencedenticeshisneighbor andleadshiminawaythatisnotgood. 30  Whoeverwinkshiseyesplans5edishonestthings; hewhofpurseshislipsbringseviltopass. 31  gGrayhairishacrownofglory; itiisgainedinarighteouslife. 32  jWhoeverisslowtoangerisbetterthanthemighty, andhewhoruleshisspiritthanhewhotakesacity. 33  kThelotiscastintothelap, butitseverydecisionislfromtheLord. 17  mBetterisadrymorselwithquiet thanahousefulloffeasting1withstrife. 2  Aservantwhodealswiselywillruleovernasonwhoactsshamefully andowillsharetheinheritanceasoneofthebrothers. 3  pThecrucibleisforsilver,andthefurnaceisforgold, qandtheLordtestshearts. 4  Anevildoerlistenstowickedlips, andaliargiveseartoamischievoustongue. 5  WhoevermocksthepoorrinsultshisMaker; hewhoissgladatcalamitywillnotgotunpunished. 6  uGrandchildrenarevthecrownoftheaged, andthegloryofchildrenistheirfathers. 7  Finespeechisnotwbecomingtoafool; stilllessisxfalsespeechtoaprince. 8  yAbribeislikeamagic2stoneintheeyesoftheonewhogivesit; whereverheturnsheprospers. 9  Whoeverzcoversanoffenseseekslove, buthewhorepeatsamatteraseparatesclosefriends. 10  Arebukegoesdeeperintoamanofunderstanding thanahundredblowsintoafool. 11  Anevilmanseeksonlyrebellion, andbacruelmessengerwillbesentagainsthim. 12  Letamanmeetcashe-bearrobbedofhercubs dratherthanafoolinhisfolly. 13  Ifanyoneereturnsevilforgood, fevilwillnotdepartfromhishouse. 14  Thebeginningofstrifeislikelettingoutwater, sogquitbeforethequarrelbreaksout. 15  Hewhohjustifiesthewickedandhewhoicondemnstherighteous arebothalikeanabominationtotheLord. 16  Whyshouldafoolhavemoneyinhishandjtobuywisdom whenhehasnosense? 17  kAfriendlovesatalltimes, andabrotherisbornforadversity. 18  Onewholackssensegivesapledge andputsupsecurityinthepresenceofhisneighbor. 19  Whoeverlovestransgressionlovesstrife; hewholmakeshisdoorhighseeksdestruction. 20  mAmanofcrookedheartdoesnotdiscovergood, andonewithadishonesttonguefallsintocalamity. 21  Hewhonsiresafoolgetshimselfsorrow, andthefatherofafoolhasnojoy. 22  oAjoyfulheartisgoodmedicine, butacrushedspiritpdriesupthebones. 23  Thewickedacceptsqabribeinsecret3 torpervertthewaysofjustice. 24  sThediscerningsetshisfacetowardwisdom, buttheeyesofafoolareontheendsoftheearth. 25  nAfoolishsonisagrieftohisfather tandbitternesstouherwhoborehim. 26  vToimposeafineonarighteousmanisnotgood, nortostrikethenoblefortheiruprightness. 27  Whoeverwrestrainshiswordshasknowledge, andhewhohasacoolspiritisamanofunderstanding. 28  Evenafoolxwhokeepssilentisconsideredwise; whenhecloseshislips,heisdeemedintelligent. 18  Whoeveryisolateshimselfseekshisowndesire; hebreaksoutagainstallsoundjudgment. 2  Afooltakesnopleasureinunderstanding, butonlyzinexpressinghisopinion. 3  Whenwickednesscomes,contemptcomesalso, andwithdishonorcomesdisgrace. 4  Thewordsofaman’smouthareadeepwaters; thefountainofwisdomisabubblingbrook. 5  Itisnotgoodtobbepartialto1thewicked ortocdeprivetherighteousofjustice. 6  Afool’slipswalkintoafight, andhismouthinvitesdabeating. 7  eAfool’smouthishisruin, andhislipsareasnaretohissoul. 8  fThewordsofawhispererarelikedeliciousmorsels; theygodownintogtheinnerpartsofthebody. 9  Whoeverisslackinhiswork isahbrothertohimwhodestroys. 10  iThenameoftheLordisjastrongtower; therighteousmanrunsintoitandkissafe. 11  lArichman’swealthishisstrongcity, andlikeahighwallinhisimagination. 12  mBeforedestructionaman’sheartishaughty, butnhumilitycomesbeforehonor. 13  Ifonegivesananswerobeforehehears, itishisfollyandshame. 14  Aman’sspiritwillenduresickness, butpacrushedspiritwhocanbear? 15  Anintelligentheartacquiresknowledge, andtheearofthewiseseeksknowledge. 16  Aman’sqgiftmakesroomforhim andbringshimbeforethegreat. 17  Theonewhostateshiscasefirstseemsright, untiltheothercomesandexamineshim. 18  rThelotputsanendtoquarrels anddecidesbetweenpowerfulcontenders. 19  Abrotheroffendedismoreunyieldingthanastrongcity, andquarrelingislikethebarsofacastle. 20  sFromthefruitofaman’smouthhisstomachissatisfied; heissatisfiedbytheyieldofhislips. 21  tDeathandlifeareinthepowerofthetongue, andthosewholoveitwilleatitsfruits. 22  Hewhofindsuawifefindsvagoodthing andwobtainsfavorxfromtheLord. 23  Thepooruseentreaties, butytherichanswerroughly. 24  Amanofmanycompanionsmaycometoruin, butzthereisafriendwhostickscloserthanabrother. 19  aBetterisapoorpersonwhobwalksinhisintegrity thanonewhoiscrookedinspeechandisafool. 2  Desire1withoutknowledgeisnotgood, andwhoevercmakeshastewithhisfeetmisseshisway. 3  Whenaman’sfollydbringshiswaytoruin, hishearteragesagainsttheLord. 4  fWealthbringsmanynewfriends, fbutapoormanisdesertedbyhisfriend. 5  gAfalsewitnesswillnotgounpunished, andhewhohbreathesoutlieswillnotescape. 6  Manyseekthefavorofagenerousman,2 andeveryoneisafriendtoamanwhogivesigifts. 7  jAllapoorman’sbrothershatehim; khowmuchmoredohisfriendsgofarfromhim! Hepursuesthemwithwords,butdoesnothavethem.3 8  lWhoevergetssenseloveshisownsoul; hewhokeepsunderstandingwillmdiscovergood. 9  gAfalsewitnesswillnotgounpunished, andhewhohbreathesoutlieswillperish. 10  nItisnotfittingforafooltoliveinluxury, muchlessforoaslavetoruleoverprinces. 11  pGoodsensemakesoneslowtoanger, anditishisglorytooverlookanoffense. 12  Aking’swrathislikeqthegrowlingofalion, buthisrfavorislikesdewonthegrass. 13  tAfoolishsonisruintohisfather, anduawife’squarrelingisvacontinualdrippingofrain. 14  wHouseandwealthareinheritedfromfathers, butaprudentwifeisxfromtheLord. 15  ySlothfulnesscastsintozadeepsleep, andaanidlepersonwillsufferhunger. 16  Whoeverbkeepsthecommandmentkeepshislife; hewhodespiseshiswayswilldie. 17  cWhoeverisgeneroustothepoorlendstotheLord, andhedwillrepayhimforhisedeed. 18  fDisciplineyourson,forthereishope; donotsetyourheartongputtinghimtodeath. 19  Amanofgreatwrathwillpaythepenalty, forifyoudeliverhim,youwillonlyhavetodoitagain. 20  Listentoadviceandacceptinstruction, thatyoumaygainwisdominhthefuture. 21  iManyaretheplansinthemindofaman, butjitisthepurposeoftheLordkthatwillstand. 22  Whatisdesiredinamanissteadfastlove, andapoormanisbetterthanaliar. 23  ThefearoftheLordlleadstolife, andwhoeverhasitrestsmsatisfied; hewillnnotbevisitedbyharm. 24  oThesluggardburieshishandinpthedish andwillnotevenbringitbacktohismouth. 25  qStrikerascoffer,andthesimplewillslearnprudence; treproveamanofunderstanding,andhewillgainknowledge. 26  Hewhodoesviolencetohisfatherandchasesawayhismother isuasonwhobringsshameandreproach. 27  Ceasetohearinstruction,myson, vandyouwillstrayfromthewordsofknowledge. 28  Aworthlesswitnessmocksatjustice, andthemouthofthewickedwdevoursiniquity. 29  Condemnationisreadyforrscoffers, andxbeatingforthebacksoffools. 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