Better Is a Dry Morsel — Proverbs 17:7–13
PROV 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
PROV 17:8
A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
PROV 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
PROV 17:10
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
PROV 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
PROV 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
PROV 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.