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    "chapter": 17
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    "n": 17,
    "bookSlug": "proverbs",
    "bookCode": "PRO",
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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "PRO-17:1",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.1",
        "text": "Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife."
      },{
        "n": 2,
        "refId": "PRO-17:2",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.2",
        "text": "A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son       that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren."
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "PRO-17:3",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.3",
        "text": "The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "PRO-17:4",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.4",
        "text": "An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "PRO-17:5",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.5",
        "text": "Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "PRO-17:6",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.6",
        "text": "Children`s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "PRO-17:7",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.7",
        "text": "Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "PRO-17:8",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.8",
        "text": "A bribe is [as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that       hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "PRO-17:9",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.9",
        "text": "He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "PRO-17:10",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.10",
        "text": "A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "PRO-17:11",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.11",
        "text": "An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "PRO-17:12",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.12",
        "text": "Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "PRO-17:13",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.13",
        "text": "Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "PRO-17:14",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.14",
        "text": "The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out       water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "PRO-17:15",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.15",
        "text": "He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth       the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "PRO-17:16",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.16",
        "text": "Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy       wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?"
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "PRO-17:17",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.17",
        "text": "A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "PRO-17:18",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.18",
        "text": "A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "PRO-17:19",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.19",
        "text": "He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "PRO-17:20",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.20",
        "text": "He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief."
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "PRO-17:21",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.21",
        "text": "He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "PRO-17:22",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.22",
        "text": "A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones."
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "PRO-17:23",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.23",
        "text": "A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice."
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "PRO-17:24",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.24",
        "text": "Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth."
      },{
        "n": 25,
        "refId": "PRO-17:25",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.25",
        "text": "A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him."
      },{
        "n": 26,
        "refId": "PRO-17:26",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.26",
        "text": "Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness."
      },{
        "n": 27,
        "refId": "PRO-17:27",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.27",
        "text": "He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding."
      },{
        "n": 28,
        "refId": "PRO-17:28",
        "verseRef": "Prov.17.28",
        "text": "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent."
      }
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