Proverbs 17:5-14
Anyone who laughs at those who are poor makes fun of their Maker.
Anyone who is happy when others suffer will be punished.
Grandchildren are like a crown to older people.
And children are proud of their parents.
Fancy words don’t belong in the mouths of ungodly fools.
And lies certainly don’t belong in the mouths of rulers!
Those who give money think it will buy them favors.
They think that no matter where they turn, they will succeed.
Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong.
But those who talk about it separate close friends.
A person who understands what is right learns more from just a warning
than a foolish person learns from 100 strokes with a whip.
An evil person tries to keep others from obeying God.
The messenger of death will be sent against them.
It is better to meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen
than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.
Evil will never leave the house
of anyone who pays back evil for good.
Starting to argue is like making a crack in a dam.
So drop the matter before a fight breaks out.
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