Proverbs
Chapters 17:3-9
New International Version Anglicized
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.
7Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool –how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
8A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;they think success will come at every turn.
9Whoever would foster love covers over an offence,but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.