Proverbs 17
New King James Version
The Lord Tests Hearts
2 A wise servant will rule over (B)a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
(C)But the Lord tests the hearts.
4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a [b]spiteful tongue.
5 (D)He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
(E)He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6 (F)Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.
7 Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,
Much less lying lips to a prince.
8 A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
10 (I)Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 Let a man meet (J)a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoever (K)rewards evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore (L)stop contention before a quarrel starts.
15 (M)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
16 Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,
Since he has no heart for it?
17 (N)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
18 (O)A man devoid of [c]understanding [d]shakes hands in a pledge,
And becomes [e]surety for his friend.
19 He who loves transgression loves strife,
And (P)he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
20 He who has a [f]deceitful heart finds no good,
And he who has (Q)a perverse tongue falls into evil.
21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
23 A wicked man accepts a bribe [h]behind the back
To pervert the ways of justice.
24 (S)Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 A (T)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.
26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
27 (U)He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
28 (V)Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:1 Or sacrificial meals
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit. destructive
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit. heart
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit. strikes the hands
- Proverbs 17:18 guaranty or collateral
- Proverbs 17:20 crooked
- Proverbs 17:22 Or makes medicine even better
- Proverbs 17:23 Under cover, lit. from the bosom
Proverbs 17
King James Version
17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Kawikaan 17
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
17 Ang kaunting pagkain na pinagsasaluhan nang may kapayapaan ay higit na mabuti kaysa sa maraming pagkain ngunit may alitan.
2 Pamumunuan ng marunong na lingkod ang nakakahiyang anak ng kanyang amo at sa kanilang mamanahin makakabahagi pa ito.
3 Sinusubok ng Panginoon ang puso ng tao katulad ng pilak at ginto na sinusubok sa apoy kung ito ay tunay o hindi.
4 Ang taong masama ay gustong makinig sa kapwa niya masama, at ang taong sinungaling ay gustong makinig sa kapwa niya sinungaling.
5 Ang kumukutya sa mahihirap ay inaalipusta ang kanyang Manlilikha. Ang taong nagagalak sa kapahamakan ng iba ay parurusahan.
6 Karangalan ng mga loloʼt lola ang kanilang mga apo, gayon din naman, karangalan ng mga anak ang kanilang mga magulang.
7 Hindi bagay sa hangal ang magsalita ng mabuti, at lalong hindi bagay sa isang namumuno ang magsinungaling.
8 Sa tingin ng iba ang suhol ay parang salamangka na magagawa ang kahit anumang bagay.
9 Kung patatawarin mo ang kasalanan ng iyong kaibigan, mananatili ang inyong samahan, ngunit kung patuloy mong uungkatin ang kanyang kasalanan, masisira ang inyong pagkakaibigan.
10 Sa isang saway lang natututo ang taong may pang-unawa, ngunit ang taong mangmang ay hindi natututo hampasin mo man ng walang awa.
11 Laging naghahanap ng gulo ang taong masama, kaya ipapadala laban sa kanya ang isang taong malupit na magpaparusa sa kanya.
12 Mas mabuti pang masalubong mo ang isang osong inagawan ng anak kaysa sa hangal na gumagawa ng kahangalan.
13 Kapag kasamaan ang iginanti mo sa kabutihang ginawa sa iyo, palaging may masamang mangyayari sa sambahayan mo.
14 Ang simula ng away ay katulad ng butas sa isang dike, kailangang tapalan bago lumaki.
15 Kasuklam-suklam sa Panginoon ang taong nagpaparusa sa taong walang kasalanan o nagpapalaya sa taong may kasalanan.
16 Walang kabuluhang pag-aralin ang taong hangal sapagkat hindi naman niya hinahangad ang matuto.
17 Ang kaibigan ay nagmamahal sa lahat ng panahon, at nagkaroon tayo ng kapatid upang sa kagipitan ay tumulong.
18 Ang taong nangakong managot sa utang ng iba ay kulang sa karunungan.
19 Ang taong gusto ng kasalanan ay gusto rin ng kaguluhan. At ang taong mayabang ay naghahanap ng kapahamakan.
20 Hindi uunlad ang taong baluktot ang pag-iisip, at ang taong sinungaling ay dadanas ng kasawian.
21 Ang anak na hangal ay nagdudulot ng kalungkutan at kabiguan sa magulang.
22 Ang pagiging masayahin ay parang gamot na nakabubuti sa katawan, ngunit ang pagiging malungkutin ay nagpapahina ng katawan.
23 Ang taong masama ay tumatanggap ng suhol upang ipagkait ang makatarungang hatol.
24 Ang taong may pang-unawa ay naghahangad pa ng karunungan; ngunit ang isip ng mangmang ay pagala-gala.
25 Ang anak na hangal ay nagdudulot ng kapaitan at kalungkutan sa kanyang mga magulang.
26 Hindi mabuti na parusahan ang taong matuwid o ang taong marangal.
27 Ang taong marunong at nakakaunawa ay maingat magsalita at hindi padalos-dalos.
28 Kahit ang mangmang ay parang marunong at nakakaunawa kapag tahimik.
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