CHAPTER EXPLORER
Proverbs 17
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28 verses in KJV · 288 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of Proverbs 17 (KJV)
17:1 Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices [with] strife.
17:2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
17:3 The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Solomon
Approximate study chronology: c. 1000 BC
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H3808lonot · 6 occurrencesH3684ke.silfool · 6 occurrencesH1121benson: child · 5 occurrencesH8193sa.phahlips · 4 occurrencesH7451rabad: harmful · 4 occurrencesH3820levheart · 4 occurrencesH2896tovpleasant · 4 occurrencesH995binto understand · 3 occurrencesH6440pa.nehface: before · 3 occurrencesH3205ya.ladto beget · 3 occurrencesH1571gamalso · 3 occurrencesH157a.havto love: lover · 3 occurrencesH1245ba.qashto seek · 3 occurrencesH1avfather · 3 occurrences
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