Daily Meditation
6 Children’s
children are the crown of old men; and the glory of
children are their fathers.
Today’s ReadingProverbs
Chapter 17
Better is a
dry morsel, and quietness therewith,. . .
1 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.
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