New King James Version

Proverbs 17:1-5 New King James Version (NKJV)

1. Better is a dry morsel with quietness,Than a house full of feasting with strife.

2. A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame,And will share an inheritance among the brothers.

3. The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,But the Lord tests the hearts.

4. An evildoer gives heed to false lips;A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.

5. He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.