和合本
箴17:1 设筵满屋，大家相争，不如有块干饼，大家相安。
KJV
箴17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
NIV
箴17:1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
和合本
箴17:2 仆人办事聪明，必管辖贻羞之人，又在众子中同分产业。
KJV
箴17:2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
NIV
箴17:2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
和合本
箴17:3 鼎为炼银，炉为炼金；惟有耶和华熬炼人心。
KJV
箴17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
NIV
箴17:3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
和合本
箴17:4 行恶的，留心听奸诈之言；说谎的，侧耳听邪恶之语。
KJV
箴17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
NIV
箴17:4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.
和合本
箴17:5 戏笑穷人的，是辱没造他的主；幸灾乐祸的，必不免受罚。
KJV
箴17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
NIV
箴17:5 He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
和合本
箴17:6 子孙为老人的冠冕；父亲是儿女的荣耀。
KJV
箴17:6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
NIV
箴17:6 Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
和合本
箴17:7 愚顽人说美言本不相宜，何况君王说谎话呢？
KJV
箴17:7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
NIV
箴17:7 Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool--how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
和合本
箴17:8 贿赂在馈送的人眼中看为宝玉，随处运动都得顺利。
KJV
箴17:8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
NIV
箴17:8 A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
和合本
箴17:9 遮掩人过的，寻求人爱；屡次挑错的，离间密友。
KJV
箴17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
NIV
箴17:9 He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
和合本
箴17:10 一句责备话深入聪明人的心，强如责打愚昧人一百下。
KJV
箴17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
NIV
箴17:10 A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
和合本
箴17:11 恶人只寻背叛，所以必有严厉的使者奉差攻击他。
KJV
箴17:11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
NIV
箴17:11 An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.
和合本
箴17:12 宁可遇见丢崽子的母熊，不可遇见正行愚妄的愚昧人。
KJV
箴17:12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
NIV
箴17:12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
和合本
箴17:13 以恶报善的，祸患必不离他的家。
KJV
箴17:13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
NIV
箴17:13 If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
和合本
箴17:14 纷争的起头如水放开，所以在争闹之先，必当止息争竞。
KJV
箴17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
NIV
箴17:14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
和合本
箴17:15 定恶人为义的，定义人为恶的，这都为耶和华所憎恶。
KJV
箴17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
NIV
箴17:15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent--the LORD detests them both.
和合本
箴17:16 愚昧人既无聪明，为何手拿价银买智慧呢？
KJV
箴17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
NIV
箴17:16 Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
和合本
箴17:17 朋友乃时常亲爱；弟兄为患难而生。
KJV
箴17:17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
NIV
箴17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
和合本
箴17:18 在邻舍面前击掌作保，乃是无知的人。
KJV
箴17:18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
NIV
箴17:18 A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
和合本
箴17:19 喜爱争竞的，是喜爱过犯；高立家门的，乃自取败坏。
KJV
箴17:19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
NIV
箴17:19 He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.
和合本
箴17:20 心存邪僻的，寻不着好处；舌弄是非的，陷在祸患中。
KJV
箴17:20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
NIV
箴17:20 A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
和合本
箴17:21 生愚昧子的，必自愁苦，愚顽人的父毫无喜乐。
KJV
箴17:21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
NIV
箴17:21 To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
和合本
箴17:22 喜乐的心，乃是良药；忧伤的灵，使骨枯干。
KJV
箴17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
NIV
箴17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
和合本
箴17:23 恶人暗中受贿赂，为要颠倒判断。
KJV
箴17:23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
NIV
箴17:23 A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
和合本
箴17:24 明哲人眼前有智慧，愚昧人眼望地极。
KJV
箴17:24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
NIV
箴17:24 A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
和合本
箴17:25 愚昧子使父亲愁烦，使母亲忧苦。
KJV
箴17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
NIV
箴17:25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
和合本
箴17:26 刑罚义人为不善；责打君子为不义。
KJV
箴17:26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
NIV
箴17:26 It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.
和合本
箴17:27 寡少言语的有知识；性情温良的有聪明。
KJV
箴17:27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
NIV
箴17:27 A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
和合本
箴17:28 愚昧人若静默不言，也可算为智慧，闭口不说，也可算为聪明。
KJV
箴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.
NIV
箴17:28 Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.