{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Proverbs",
 "chapter": 17,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished."
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly."
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house."
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?"
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
  },
  {
   "v": 18,
   "t": "A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend."
  },
  {
   "v": 19,
   "t": "He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction."
  },
  {
   "v": 20,
   "t": "He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief."
  },
  {
   "v": 21,
   "t": "He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy."
  },
  {
   "v": 22,
   "t": "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
  },
  {
   "v": 23,
   "t": "A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment."
  },
  {
   "v": 24,
   "t": "Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth."
  },
  {
   "v": 25,
   "t": "A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him."
  },
  {
   "v": 26,
   "t": "Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity."
  },
  {
   "v": 27,
   "t": "He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit."
  },
  {
   "v": 28,
   "t": "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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 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
}