Proverbs 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.

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6: Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage..

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14: The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; therefore, check a quarrel before it begins.

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17: He who is a friend is always a friend, and a brother is born for the time of stress.