A servant who deals wisely will rule over (A)a son who acts shamefully
    and (B)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
(C)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    (D)and the Lord tests hearts.
An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
    and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Whoever mocks the poor (E)insults his Maker;
    he who is (F)glad at calamity will not go (G)unpunished.
(H)Grandchildren are (I)the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their fathers.
Fine speech is not (J)becoming to a fool;
    still less is (K)false speech to a prince.
(L)A bribe is like a magic[a] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
    wherever he turns he prospers.
Whoever (M)covers an offense seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter (N)separates close friends.
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
    than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
    and (O)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:8 Or precious

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