Proverbs
Chapters 17:1-6
New International Version Anglicized
1Better a dry crust with peace and quietthan a house full of feasting, with strife.
2A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son,and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,but the Lord tests the heart.
4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
6Children’s children are a crown to the aged,and parents are the pride of their children.