Proverbs 17 cross-references
Proverbs 17 has 28 verses, which point to 284 other passages and are cited by 283. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Words characteristic of Proverbs 17 in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.
- כְּסִיל kesil “fool” 6
- טוֹב tov “pleasant” 4
- לֵב lev “heart” 4
- בִּין bin “to understand” 3
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 3
- נָבָל naval “foolish” 2
- בָּקַשׁ baqash “to seek” 3
- שָׂמֵחַ sameach “glad” 2
- שֹׁחַד shachad “bribe” 2
- נָדִיב nadiv “noble” 2
- יָלַד yalad “to beget” 3
- רִיב riv “strife” 2
Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Points to (4)
- Proverbs 15:17 — Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 29 votes
- Psalms 37:16 — A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. 27 votes
- Proverbs 21:19 — It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. 26 votes
- Proverbs 21:9 — It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. 21 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11 — And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded… 20 votes
- Proverbs 21:9 — It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. 13 votes
- Proverbs 15:17 — Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. 7 votes
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Points to (7)
- Proverbs 10:5 — He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. 5 votes
- Proverbs 19:26 — He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 5 votes
- Proverbs 14:35 — The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. 5 votes
- Proverbs 29:15 — The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 2 votes
- Proverbs 11:29 — He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. 2 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Proverbs 19:26 — He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 4 votes
- Proverbs 10:5 — He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. 4 votes
- Proverbs 12:24 — The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. 3 votes
- Genesis 39:4 — And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that… 3 votes
Proverbs 17:3
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Points to (10)
- Isaiah 48:10 — Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 18 votes
- Jeremiah 17:10 — I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to… 12 votes
- Psalms 26:2 — Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 11 votes
- Proverbs 27:21 — As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. 9 votes
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 — I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the… 8 votes
- 1 Peter 1:7 — That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with… 7 votes
Pointed to from (27)
- Psalms 139:23 — Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 53 votes
- James 1:12 — Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which… 29 votes
- Isaiah 48:10 — Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 24 votes
- Job 23:10 — But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 22 votes
Proverbs 17:4
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Points to (8)
- 2 Timothy 4:3–4 — For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to… 10 votes
- 1 John 4:5 — They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 5 votes
- Proverbs 28:4 — They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. 5 votes
- Isaiah 30:10 — Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 5:31 — The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so:… 2 votes
- Revelation 13:3–8 — And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world… 1 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Proverbs 6:12 — A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 24:9 — And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? 2 votes
- Exodus 23:1 — Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 votes
Proverbs 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Points to (11)
- Proverbs 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. 14 votes
- Job 31:29 — If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: 10 votes
- 1 John 3:17 — But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion… 7 votes
- Obadiah 1:11–13 — In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his… 7 votes
- Romans 12:15 — Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 6 votes
- Proverbs 24:17–18 — Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 6 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- James 2:6 — But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 12 votes
- Matthew 25:45 — Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of… 12 votes
- Proverbs 24:17 — Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 12 votes
- Proverbs 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. 9 votes
Proverbs 17:6
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Points to (9)
- Psalms 127:3–5 — Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 10 votes
- Proverbs 16:31 — The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. 8 votes
- Proverbs 13:22 — A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the… 7 votes
- Psalms 128:3–6 — Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about… 6 votes
- Exodus 3:14–15 — And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM… 4 votes
- 1 Kings 15:4 — Nevertheless for David’s sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him,… 3 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- Job 42:16 — After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations. 14 votes
- Psalms 128:6 — Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel. 13 votes
- Psalms 127:4 — As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 11 votes
- Proverbs 16:31 — The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. 7 votes
Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Points to (9)
- Proverbs 29:12 — If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. 5 votes
- Psalms 50:16–17 — But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my… 3 votes
- Matthew 7:5 — Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the… 2 votes
- Proverbs 26:7 — The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 2 votes
- Proverbs 16:10–13 — A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. 2 votes
- Proverbs 12:19 — The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Proverbs 6:17 — A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 4 votes
- Proverbs 26:7 — The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 3 votes
- Proverbs 26:1 — As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 2 votes
- Judges 16:7 — And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak,… 2 votes
Proverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Points to (15)
- Exodus 23:8 — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 5 votes
- Micah 7:3 — That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and… 4 votes
- Amos 5:12 — For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and… 3 votes
- Isaiah 1:23 — Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards:… 3 votes
- Proverbs 21:14 — A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. 3 votes
- Proverbs 17:23 — A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. 3 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Proverbs 19:6 — Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. 7 votes
- Proverbs 18:16 — A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 — Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 6 votes
- Proverbs 17:23 — A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. 4 votes
Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Points to (4)
- Proverbs 10:12 — Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 28 votes
- 1 Peter 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 25 votes
- Proverbs 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 14 votes
- Psalms 32:1 — [A Psalm of David, Maschil.] Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 8 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- 1 Peter 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 71 votes
- Proverbs 10:12 — Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 35 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 32 votes
- Proverbs 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 8 votes
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Points to (8)
- Revelation 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 8 votes
- Proverbs 9:8–9 — Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 7 votes
- Proverbs 27:22 — Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart… 3 votes
- Proverbs 19:25 — Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand… 3 votes
- Proverbs 15:5 — A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. 3 votes
- Proverbs 13:1 — A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. 3 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Proverbs 19:25 — Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:5 — It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:33 — And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and… 4 votes
- Luke 17:3 — Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 3 votes
Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Points to (9)
- 1 Kings 2:46 — So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the… 4 votes
- 2 Samuel 18:15 — And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 16:5–9 — And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose… 3 votes
- Luke 19:27 — But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. 0 votes
- Matthew 22:7 — But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers,… 0 votes
- Matthew 21:41 — They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other… 0 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Proverbs 11:27 — He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. 7 votes
- 1 Peter 2:13 — Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 4 votes
- Proverbs 26:17 — He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 3 votes
- Proverbs 16:14 — The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. 2 votes
Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Points to (6)
- Hosea 13:8 — I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there… 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 17:8 — For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their… 5 votes
- Proverbs 28:15 — As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. 2 votes
- Proverbs 27:3 — A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. 2 votes
- Matthew 2:16 — Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all… 1 votes
- 2 Kings 2:24 — And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she… 1 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Daniel 7:5 — And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three… 3 votes
- Proverbs 27:3 — A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. 3 votes
- 2 Kings 2:24 — And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 17:8 — For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their… 3 votes
Proverbs 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Points to (14)
- Psalms 109:4–13 — For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 10 votes
- 1 Peter 3:9 — Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto… 9 votes
- Romans 12:17 — Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 9 votes
- Psalms 55:12–15 — For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne neither was it he that hated me that did… 9 votes
- Psalms 38:20 — They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. 8 votes
- Psalms 35:12 — They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. 8 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- Proverbs 20:22 — Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. 108 votes
- 1 Peter 3:9 — Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto… 24 votes
- Psalms 35:12 — They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:21 — Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing… 6 votes
Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Points to (27)
- Proverbs 20:3 — It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. 8 votes
- Proverbs 25:8 — Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put… 7 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:23–24 — But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 6 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11 — And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded… 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:8–9 — Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud… 4 votes
- Proverbs 19:11 — The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 3 votes
Pointed to from (26)
- James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 23 votes
- Hebrews 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: 10 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 10 votes
- Proverbs 25:8 — Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put… 9 votes
Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Points to (16)
- Exodus 23:7 — Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the… 12 votes
- Isaiah 5:23 — Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! 10 votes
- Proverbs 18:5 — It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. 10 votes
- Proverbs 24:23–24 — These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 8 votes
- Amos 6:12 — Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the… 6 votes
- Isaiah 55:8–9 — For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 5 votes
Pointed to from (19)
- Isaiah 5:20 — Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that… 109 votes
- Proverbs 6:16 — These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 11 votes
- John 7:24 — Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. 9 votes
- Matthew 12:7 — But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the… 9 votes
Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Points to (15)
- Proverbs 21:25–26 — The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. 7 votes
- Proverbs 23:23 — Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 6 votes
- Acts 28:26–27 — Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall… 4 votes
- Proverbs 18:15 — The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. 4 votes
- Proverbs 8:4–5 — Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 5:29 — O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that… 4 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Proverbs 23:23 — Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 9 votes
- Proverbs 18:2 — A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. 8 votes
- Proverbs 4:5 — Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 8 votes
- Luke 7:35 — But wisdom is justified of all her children. 7 votes
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Points to (12)
- Proverbs 18:24 — A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 44 votes
- John 15:13–14 — Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 32 votes
- 1 Samuel 20:17 — And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. 13 votes
- Ruth 1:16 — And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest,… 12 votes
- Proverbs 19:7 — All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with… 11 votes
- 1 Samuel 18:3 — Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 11 votes
Pointed to from (12)
- Proverbs 18:24 — A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 62 votes
- 2 Samuel 15:21 — And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what… 8 votes
- Proverbs 27:10 — Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy… 6 votes
- Job 6:14 — To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 6 votes
Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Points to (5)
- Proverbs 11:15 — He that is surety for a stranger shall smart and he that hateth suretiship is sure. 8 votes
- Proverbs 6:1–5 — My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 7 votes
- Proverbs 22:26–27 — Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 6 votes
- Proverbs 20:16 — Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 4 votes
- Proverbs 22:16 — He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. 2 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Proverbs 6:1 — My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 10 votes
- Proverbs 22:26 — Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 6 votes
- Proverbs 11:15 — He that is surety for a stranger shall smart and he that hateth suretiship is sure. 5 votes
- Psalms 112:5 — A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. 3 votes
Proverbs 17:19
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Points to (14)
- Proverbs 16:18 — Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 6 votes
- Proverbs 18:12 — Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. 5 votes
- James 3:14–16 — But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:36–38 — And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s… 4 votes
- James 1:20 — For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 3 votes
- Proverbs 29:22–23 — An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Proverbs 29:22 — An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. 9 votes
- Proverbs 16:18 — Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 8 votes
- Jeremiah 22:14 — That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled… 2 votes
- Proverbs 17:14 — The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be… 2 votes
Proverbs 17:20
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Points to (10)
- James 3:6–8 — And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole… 4 votes
- Proverbs 10:31 — The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:12 — The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 2 votes
- Proverbs 18:6–7 — A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 2 votes
- Proverbs 10:14 — Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. 2 votes
- Proverbs 10:10 — He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Proverbs 4:24 — Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 5 votes
- Psalms 140:11 — Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 4 votes
- Jeremiah 23:36 — And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have… 3 votes
- Proverbs 10:9 — He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 3 votes
Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Points to (12)
- Proverbs 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 7 votes
- Proverbs 19:13 — A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 5 votes
- Proverbs 23:15–16 — My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 3 votes
- Proverbs 17:25 — A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 3 votes
- Proverbs 15:20 — A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 2:32–35 — And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall… 3 votes
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- Proverbs 29:15 — The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 8 votes
- Proverbs 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 8 votes
- Proverbs 19:13 — A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 3 votes
- Ezekiel 18:14 — Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth… 2 votes
Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
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- Proverbs 15:13 — A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 81 votes
- Proverbs 12:25 — Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. 63 votes
- Proverbs 18:14 — The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? 50 votes
- 2 Corinthians 7:10 — For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh… 38 votes
- Romans 5:2–5 — By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of… 25 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:7–9 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 25 votes
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- Nehemiah 8:10 — Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom… 58 votes
- Proverbs 12:25 — Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. 29 votes
- Proverbs 14:30 — A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. 24 votes
- Proverbs 15:13 — A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 18 votes
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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- Micah 7:3 — That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and… 4 votes
- Proverbs 17:8 — A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 16:19 — Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the… 4 votes
- Exodus 23:8 — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 4 votes
- Isaiah 1:23 — Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards:… 3 votes
- Mark 14:10–11 — And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. 2 votes
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- Exodus 23:8 — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 — Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 9 votes
- Deuteronomy 16:19 — Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the… 8 votes
- Deuteronomy 27:19 — Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall… 5 votes
Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:14 — The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one… 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:1 — Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to… 4 votes
- Proverbs 14:6 — A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. 3 votes
- Psalms 119:37 — Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. 3 votes
- 1 John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not… 2 votes
- John 7:17 — If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of… 2 votes
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- Ecclesiastes 2:14 — The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:5 — Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:1 — Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to… 3 votes
- Matthew 11:19 — The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of… 2 votes
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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- Proverbs 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 5 votes
- Proverbs 19:13 — A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 3 votes
- Proverbs 15:20 — A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 13:1–22 — And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:18–19 — Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall… 2 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Proverbs 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 13 votes
- Proverbs 29:15 — The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 12 votes
- Proverbs 23:25 — Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. 6 votes
- 2 Samuel 18:33 — And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he… 4 votes
Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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- Proverbs 17:15 — He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. 8 votes
- Proverbs 18:5 — It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. 7 votes
- John 18:22 — And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand,… 5 votes
- Job 34:18–19 — Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 4 votes
- Micah 5:1 — Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 3:39 — And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD… 3 votes
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- Job 34:18 — Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 4 votes
- Jeremiah 37:18 — Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or… 2 votes
- Nehemiah 5:9 — Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach… 1 votes
Proverbs 17:27
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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- James 3:18 — And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. 41 votes
- James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 22 votes
- Proverbs 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 15 votes
- Proverbs 10:19 — In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 15 votes
- Proverbs 15:28 — The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 13 votes
- James 3:2 — For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to… 12 votes
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- James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 171 votes
- Proverbs 21:23 — Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. 25 votes
- Proverbs 10:19 — In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 13 votes
- Daniel 6:3 — Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and… 7 votes
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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- Job 13:5 — O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 26 votes
- Proverbs 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 17 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:14 — A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? 13 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:3 — For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 12 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:3 — Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that… 6 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Job 13:5 — O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 8 votes
- Proverbs 30:32 — If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy… 2 votes
- Job 32:16 — When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;) 2 votes