Proverbs 17 (NKJV)

¹ Than a house full of feasting with strife. ² And will share an inheritance among the brothers. ³ But the Lord tests the hearts. ⁴ A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue. ⁵ He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. ⁶ And the glory of children is their father. ⁷ Much less lying lips to a prince. ⁸ Wherever he turns, he prospers. ⁹ But he who repeats a matter separates friends. ¹⁰ Than a hundred blows on a fool. ¹¹ Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him. ¹² Rather than a fool in his folly. ¹³ Evil will not depart from his house. ¹⁴ Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts. ¹⁵ Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord. ¹⁶ Since he has no heart for it? ¹⁷ And a brother is born for adversity. ¹⁸ And becomes surety for his friend. ¹⁹ And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction. ²⁰ And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil. ²¹ And the father of a fool has no joy. ²² But a broken spirit dries the bones. ²³ To pervert the ways of justice. ²⁴ But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. ²⁵ And bitterness to her who bore him. ²⁶ Nor to strike princes for their uprightness. ²⁷ And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. ²⁸ When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.