Proverb 17

Proverbs 17 (Amplified Bible)

Proverbs 17

 ¹BETTER IS a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife.     ²A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share in the inheritance among the brothers.
    ³The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tries the hearts.^{(A)
    4}An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips; and a liar listens to a mischievous tongue.
    ⁵Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent or go unpunished.^{(B)
    6}Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.^{(C)
    7}Fine or arrogant speech does not befit [an empty-headed] fool--much less do lying lips befit a prince.
    ⁸A bribe is like a bright, precious stone that dazzles the eyes and affects the mind of him who gives it; [as if by magic] he prospers, whichever way he turns.
    ⁹He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.
    ¹⁰A reproof enters deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred lashes into a [self-confident] fool.^{(D)
    11}An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a stern and pitiless messenger shall be sent against him.
    ¹²Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage].^{(E)
    13}Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.^{(F)
    14}The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse and quarreling breaks out.
    ¹⁵He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both an abomination [exceedingly disgusting and hateful] to the Lord.^{(G)
    16}Of what use is money in the hand of a [self-confident] fool to buy skillful and godly Wisdom--when he has no understanding or heart for it?
    ¹⁷A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.
    ¹⁸A man void of good sense gives a pledge and becomes security for another in the presence of his neighbor.
    ¹⁹He who loves strife and is quarrelsome loves transgression and involves himself in guilt; he who raises high his gateway and is boastful and arrogant invites destruction.
    ²⁰He who has a wayward and crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful and contrary tongue will fall into calamity.^{(H)
    21}He who becomes the parent of a [self-confident] fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of [an empty-headed] fool has no joy [in him].
    ²²A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.^{(I)
    23}A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom (pocket) to pervert the ways of justice.
    ²⁴A man of understanding sets skillful and godly Wisdom before his face, but the eyes of a [self-confident] fool are on the ends of the earth.
    ²⁵A self-confident and foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
    ²⁶Also, to punish or fine the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
    ²⁷He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding has a cool spirit.^{(J)
    28}Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; when he closes his lips he is esteemed a man of understanding.

I will worship You

Awesome God

Psalm 31

Psalm 31 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 31

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

 ¹IN YOU, O Lord, do I put my trust and seek refuge; let me never be put to shame or [have my hope in You] disappointed; deliver me in Your righteousness!     ²Bow down Your ear to me, deliver me speedily! Be my Rock of refuge, a strong Fortress to save me!
    ³Yes, You are my Rock and my Fortress; therefore for Your name's sake lead me and guide me.
    ⁴Draw me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for You are my Strength and my Stronghold.
    ⁵Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness.^{(A)
    6}[You and] I abhor those who pay regard to vain idols; but I trust in, rely on, and confidently lean on the Lord.
    ⁷I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy and steadfast love, because You have seen my affliction, You have taken note of my life's distresses,
    ⁸And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.
    ⁹Have mercy and be gracious unto me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; with grief my eye is weakened, also my inner self and my body.
    ¹⁰For my life is spent with sorrow and my years with sighing; my strength has failed because of my iniquity, and even my bones have wasted away.
    ¹¹To all my enemies I have become a reproach, but especially to my neighbors, and a dread to my acquaintances, who flee from me on the street.
    ¹²I am forgotten like a dead man, and out of mind; like a broken vessel am I.
    ¹³For I have heard the slander of many; terror is on every side! While they schemed together against me, they plotted to take my life.
    ¹⁴But I trusted in, relied on, and was confident in You, O Lord; I said, You are my God.
    ¹⁵My times are in Your hands; deliver me from the hands of my foes and those who pursue me and persecute me.
    ¹⁶Let Your face shine on Your servant; save me for Your mercy's sake and in Your loving-kindness.
    ¹⁷Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, or disappointed, for I am calling upon You; let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the place of the dead).
    ¹⁸Let the lying lips be silenced, which speak insolently against the [consistently] righteous with pride and contempt.
    ¹⁹Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear, revere, and worship You, goodness which You have wrought for those who trust and take refuge in You before the sons of men!
    ²⁰In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots of men; You keep them secretly in Your pavilion from the strife of tongues.
    ²¹Blessed be the Lord! For He has shown me His marvelous loving favor when I was beset as in a besieged city.
    ²²As for me, I said in my haste and alarm, I am cut off from before Your eyes. But You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to You for aid.
    ²³O love the Lord, all you His saints! The Lord preserves the faithful, and plentifully pays back him who deals haughtily.
    ²⁴Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for and hope for and expect the Lord!

Proverb 17

Proverbs 17 (Amplified Bible)

Proverbs 17

 ¹BETTER IS a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife.     ²A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share in the inheritance among the brothers.
    ³The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tries the hearts.^{(A)
    4}An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips; and a liar listens to a mischievous tongue.
    ⁵Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent or go unpunished.^{(B)
    6}Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.^{(C)
    7}Fine or arrogant speech does not befit [an empty-headed] fool--much less do lying lips befit a prince.
    ⁸A bribe is like a bright, precious stone that dazzles the eyes and affects the mind of him who gives it; [as if by magic] he prospers, whichever way he turns.
    ⁹He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.
    ¹⁰A reproof enters deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred lashes into a [self-confident] fool.^{(D)
    11}An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a stern and pitiless messenger shall be sent against him.
    ¹²Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage].^{(E)
    13}Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.^{(F)
    14}The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse and quarreling breaks out.
    ¹⁵He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both an abomination [exceedingly disgusting and hateful] to the Lord.^{(G)
    16}Of what use is money in the hand of a [self-confident] fool to buy skillful and godly Wisdom--when he has no understanding or heart for it?
    ¹⁷A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.
    ¹⁸A man void of good sense gives a pledge and becomes security for another in the presence of his neighbor.
    ¹⁹He who loves strife and is quarrelsome loves transgression and involves himself in guilt; he who raises high his gateway and is boastful and arrogant invites destruction.
    ²⁰He who has a wayward and crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful and contrary tongue will fall into calamity.^{(H)
    21}He who becomes the parent of a [self-confident] fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of [an empty-headed] fool has no joy [in him].
    ²²A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.^{(I)
    23}A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom (pocket) to pervert the ways of justice.
    ²⁴A man of understanding sets skillful and godly Wisdom before his face, but the eyes of a [self-confident] fool are on the ends of the earth.
    ²⁵A self-confident and foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
    ²⁶Also, to punish or fine the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
    ²⁷He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding has a cool spirit.^{(J)
    28}Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; when he closes his lips he is esteemed a man of understanding.