Proverbs
Chapters 17:2-8
New International Version
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.
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.