Proverbs 17

Gen Z: Proverbs 17

1Better to snack on a dry piece than to vibe in a house full of drama and chaos.

2A wise servant gets the rizz to rule over a son who’s a total letdown, and he’s in on the inheritance with the fam.

3The refining pot’s for silver, and the furnace’s for gold, but the Lord’s all about checking hearts, no cap.

4A wicked person listens to sus gossip; a liar’s all ears for the messy talk.

5Whoever clowns on the poor is throwing shade at their Creator; and if you’re hyped about someone’s bad luck, karma’s coming for you.

6Grandkids are the crown for old heads; and kids are the glory of their dads, periodt.

7A fool’s words just don’t hit right; lying lips definitely ain’t for a prince, fr.

8A gift is like a gem to someone who’s got it; wherever it goes, it just pops off.

9Covering up a mistake is all about love; but bringing up old stuff just tears friends apart.

10A wise dude learns way more from a solid critique than a hundred whacks on a fool.

11A wicked dude just wants chaos, so a savage messenger's coming for him.

12Better to run into a bear who lost her cubs than deal with a fool acting dumb.

13If you repay good with bad, bad vibes will stick around your crib, no cap.

14Starting drama is like letting water flow; best to chill before it gets messy.

15Justifying the wicked and throwing shade at the good? That’s a major no from the Lord.

16Why’s a fool even trying to buy wisdom when he’s got no heart for it?

17A real friend’s got your back always, and a brother’s there when things get tough.

18A dude who’s clueless shakes hands and makes promises he can’t keep with his homie.

19If you love drama, you’re asking for trouble; raising your status just spells disaster.

20A heart that’s sus won’t find anything good, and a twisted tongue just brings trouble.

21If you raise a fool, that's just a whole vibe of sadness; a dad of a fool ain't got no joy, fr.

22A happy heart is like the best medicine, but a broken spirit hits different, no cap.

23A wicked dude takes a gift to twist the rules, that's just sus.

24Wisdom's all about the one who gets it; but a fool's eyes are all over the place, no cap.

25A dumb son is straight-up a headache for his dad and a major bummer for his mom.

26Punishing the just ain't it, and hitting up the princes for fairness is just savage.

27A wise person knows when to chill with the words; a dude with understanding has mad rizz.

28Even a fool looks smart when he keeps quiet; shutting your lips is a whole mood of wisdom.

KJV: Proverbs 17

1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with 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 is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

6Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

28Even 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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