BRAGADAYJAH 1594

BRAGADAYJAH 1594 Proverbs 17: 1-14 Righteousness and Wickedness Contrasted Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of sacrifices with strife. A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the Lord tryeth the heart. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his maker; and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their father’s. Excellent speech becometh not a fool; much less do lying lips a prince. A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that that it; whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter, separateth very friends. A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool. An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore, a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. Let a bear robbed of her whelp meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; therefore, leave off contention, before it be meddled with.