PROVERBS 17 (KJV)
1) Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
2) A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3) The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold:
but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4) A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips;
and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
2) A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3) The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold:
but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4) A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips;
and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5) Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker:
and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6) Children's children are the crown of old men;
and the glory of children are their fathers.
and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6) Children's children are the crown of old men;
and the glory of children are their fathers.
7) Excellent speech becometh not a fool:
much less do lying lips a prince.
8) A gift is as precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:
withersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
much less do lying lips a prince.
8) A gift is as precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:
withersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9) He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10) A reproof entereth more into a wise man
than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11) An evil man seeketh only rebellion:
therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10) A reproof entereth more into a wise man
than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11) An evil man seeketh only rebellion:
therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
rather than a fool in his folly.
13) Whoso rewardeth evil for good,
evil shall not depart from his house.
14) The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15) He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just,
even they both are abomination to the LORD.
16) Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom,
seeing he hath no heart to it?
and a brother is born for adversity.
18) A man void of understanding striketh hands,
and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19) He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20) He that hath a froward heart findeth no good:
and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21) He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow:
and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22) A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:
but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23) A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom
to pervert the ways of judgment.
24) Wisdom is before him that hath understanding;
but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25) A foolish son is a grief to his father,
and bitterness to her that bare him.
26) Also to punish the just is not good,
nor to strike princes for equity.
27) He that hath knowledge spareth his words:
and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28) Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:
and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
COMMENTARY
The definition of the word "froward" as defined on wiktionary.org:
disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an
evil disposition.
In verse 1, the "sacrifices" could be translated "a freezer full of meat" today. Peace in the home, even with little to eat is preferred to all the drama with a banquet set before you.
In verse 1, the "sacrifices" could be translated "a freezer full of meat" today. Peace in the home, even with little to eat is preferred to all the drama with a banquet set before you.
Verse 3) The word here is "wise". When you seek wisdom, she will lead you in the Way of The Lord. The son here, is one who has rejected God and is without wisdom.
Verse 4) A liar is quick to believe a lie. He even begins to believe his own lies the more he tells it and contemplates on it. Can't we look at the main stream media of today and see how liars tell one lie and others repeat it so often that one has to believe it, no matter how unbelievable it is?
The picture in Verse 6) is of the family unit with son, father, grandfather, etc. The Holy Bible gives a "family tree" of people in the Book of Genesis, from Seth to Noah, and begins when God marries Adam to Eve in Chapter 2. The stable and solid family line ( from Seth) preserved all that was good and godly in the world.
Compare the family line of Seth to the family line of Cain. In Cain's lineage, the family unit was broken: Women were prominent, rather than man being head of the household. Polygamy was practiced. They did not cherish traditional family values. All that was evil stemmed from the line of Cain.
Verse 7) Have you ever seen a person who is appealing to the eye open his mouth and expose his vileness? Have you ever seen a politician who is supposed to be above reproach abuse his authority, promote corruption, intimidate others? A fool in Solomon's Proverbs is evil. The prince in this verse is one who holds an office of prominence/authority, who is to lead others and see to their welfare.
Verse 8) This verse speaks of a man who has just received a bribe. The commentary uses the Catholic Church as an example. It says that the Catholics invented purgatory so they could sell forgiveness from sin. They called it "indulgences". The premise was that you bought an indulgence for your dead loved one and they could get out of purgatory and move on to heaven
It goes on to say that Leo the Tenth had received an estimate from Michelangelo for St. Peter's, so, Leo needed money quickly for that and other pleasures. The Vatican's John Tetzel was the top salesman of indulgences. He sold them even for sins that haven't been committed yet. They quote Mr. Tetzel as saying, "I have saved more souls by my indulgences than the Apostle Peter by his sermons. How sad is that, that people thought they could buy forgiveness of their sins.
I don't know how true any of this is, since I am not of the Catholic faith. I do know that not everything that sparkles is gold. I wouldn't want to be usurping Jesus's role as far as forgiveness of sin is concerned. My sins are forgiven by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and it doesn't cost me any money at all! He paid a tremendous price for it.
Verse 8) This verse speaks of a man who has just received a bribe. The commentary uses the Catholic Church as an example. It says that the Catholics invented purgatory so they could sell forgiveness from sin. They called it "indulgences". The premise was that you bought an indulgence for your dead loved one and they could get out of purgatory and move on to heaven
It goes on to say that Leo the Tenth had received an estimate from Michelangelo for St. Peter's, so, Leo needed money quickly for that and other pleasures. The Vatican's John Tetzel was the top salesman of indulgences. He sold them even for sins that haven't been committed yet. They quote Mr. Tetzel as saying, "I have saved more souls by my indulgences than the Apostle Peter by his sermons. How sad is that, that people thought they could buy forgiveness of their sins.
I don't know how true any of this is, since I am not of the Catholic faith. I do know that not everything that sparkles is gold. I wouldn't want to be usurping Jesus's role as far as forgiveness of sin is concerned. My sins are forgiven by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and it doesn't cost me any money at all! He paid a tremendous price for it.
Verse 14) There was a story about a little Dutch boy who put his finger in a hole in a dyke and kept it there all night while the town below slept, to prevent the hole from becoming huge and drowning the town. This is the concept of this verse. It is talking about not allowing a little annoyance to become a full blown war. Who hasn't seen families or groups of friends or businesses, etc. fall apart because a little contention was not stopped before it became a major war? We are called to be peacemakers.
Verse 21) As far as I can understand the commentary on this one is this: A man works all of his life to do great things, to learn all he can, to be a man that everyone wants to be around; then, his child acts in the exact opposite way, tearing down the respect and good will toward him that he worked all his life to accomplish. The child does not honor his father or his father's good name.
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