Proverbs
Chapter 17

1] Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
2] An intelligent servant will rule over a worthless son, and will share the inheritance with the brothers.
3] The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the tester of hearts is the LORD.
4]The evil man gives heed to wicked lips, and listens to falsehood from a mischievous tongue.
5] He who mocks the poor blasphemes his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6] Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage.
7] Fine words are out of place in a fool; how much more, lying words in a noble!
8] A man who has a bribe to offer rates it a magic stone; at every turn it brings him success.
9] He who covers up a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who gossips about it separates friends.
10] A single reprimand does more for a man of intelligence than a hundred lashes for a fool.
11] On rebellion alone is the wicked man bent, but a merciless messenger will be sent against him.
12] Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never a fool in his folly!
13] If a man returns evil for good, from his house evil will not depart.
14] The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; therefore, check a quarrel before it begins!
15] He who condones the wicked, he who condemns the just, are both an abomination to the LORD.
16] Of what use in the fool's hand are the means to buy wisdom, since he has no mind for it?
17] He who is a friend is always a friend, and a brother is born for the time of stress.
18] Senseless is the man who gives his hand in pledge, who becomes surety for his neighbor.
19] He who loves strife loves guilt; he who builds his gate high courts disaster.
20] He who is perverse in heart finds no good, and a double-tongued man falls into trouble.
21] To be a fool's parent is grief for a man; the father of a numskull has no joy.
22] A joyful heart is the health of the body, but a depressed spirit dries up the bones.
23] The wicked man accepts a concealed bribe to pervert the course of justice.
24] The man of intelligence fixes his gaze on wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25] A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitter sorrow to her who bore him.
26] It is wrong to fine an innocent man, but beyond reason to scourge princes.
27] He who spares his words is truly wise, and he who is chary of speech is a man of intelligence.
28] Even a fool, if he keeps silent, is considered wise; if he closes his lips, intelligent.


Source: http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/proverbs/proverb17.htm