Proverbs 17
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1Better a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices strife.
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3The fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
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