Proverbs Chapter 17
It’s way better to munch on a dry snack than to chill in a joint packed with drama and chaos.
Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer}
A savvy servant has the rizz to boss around a son who’s a complete disappointment, and he’s in the will with the fam.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
The refining pot’s for silver and the furnace’s for gold, but the Lord's all about checking the hearts, no cap.
The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
A wicked person peeps at sus gossip; a liar's all ears for the messy talk.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Clowning on the poor is like throwing shade at their Creator; and if you’re loving someone’s misfortune, karma’s on your tail.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {and} he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
Grandkids are the crown for the older generation; and kids are the glory of their pops, periodt.
Children's children {are} the crown of old men; and the glory of children {are} their fathers.
A fool’s words just don’t hit; lying lips ain't meant for a prince, fr.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. {Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying}
For someone who’s got it, a gift is like a jewel; wherever it goes, it just slaps.
A gift {is as} a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. {a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace}
Covering a mistake is all about love; but bringing up old mess just tears friendships apart.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth {very} friends. {seeketh: or, procureth}
A wise dude learns way more from a solid critique than a hundred whacks on a fool.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. {entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times}
A wicked guy just wants chaos, so a savage messenger is rolling in for him.
An evil {man} seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Better to run into a bear who lost her cubs than to deal with a fool being dumb.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
If you return good with bad, bad vibes will linger around your spot, no cap.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Starting drama is like letting water spill; best to chill before it gets messy.
The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Justifying the wicked and throwing shade at the good? That’s a big no from the Lord.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the LORD.
Why's a fool even trying to cop wisdom when he’s got no heart for it?
Wherefore {is there} a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing {he hath} no heart {to it}?
A true friend’s always got your back, and a bro’s there when things get rough.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
A dude who’s lost shakes hands and makes promises he can't keep with his homie.
A man void of understanding striketh hands, {and} becometh surety in the presence of his friend. {understanding: Heb. heart}
If you love drama, you’re inviting trouble; raising your profile just spells disaster.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: {and} he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
A heart that’s sus won’t find anything good, and a twisted tongue just brings chaos.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. {He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart}
Raising a fool is just a whole vibe of sadness; a dad of a fool ain’t got no joy, fr.
He that begetteth a fool {doeth it} to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A happy heart is like the best medicine, but a broken spirit hits different, no cap.
A merry heart doeth good {like} a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. {like: or, to}
A wicked dude takes a gift to twist the rules, that's just sus.
A wicked {man} taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wisdom's all about the one who gets it; but a fool's eyes are all over the place, no cap.
Wisdom {is} before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool {are} in the ends of the earth.
A dumb son is straight-up a headache for his dad and a major downer for his mom.
A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Punishing the just ain’t it, and hitting up the princes for fairness is just savage.
Also to punish the just {is} not good, {nor} to strike princes for equity.
A wise person knows when to chill with the words; a dude with understanding has mad rizz.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: {and} a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. {an...: or, a cool}
Even a fool looks clever when he stays silent; keeping your lips sealed is a whole vibe of wisdom.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: {and} he that shutteth his lips {is esteemed} a man of understanding.