9 Overlook an offense and bond a friendship;    fasten on to a slight and—good-bye, friend! A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child and is honored as one of … 3. or make good citizens pay for the crimes of others. Fools out shopping for wisdom! Proverbs 31 Women's Prayer Group. fools look for it everywhere but right here. Proverbs 27:17 You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another. Proverbs 17:17 “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” Explanation and Commentary of Proverbs 17:17. Proverbs 17 The Message Bible << Proverbs 16 | Proverbs 17 | Proverbs 18 >> 17 1 A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels. MSG: The Message . 5 Whoever mocks poor people insults their Creator;    gloating over misfortune is a punishable crime. A Whack on the Head of a Fool. They wouldn’t recognize it if they saw it! a. Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubs. 13 Those who return evil for good    will meet their own evil returning. 1 A meal of bread and water in contented peace. Kitchen (376) goes on to warn that it is not necessarily the case that grandchildren are a blessing to their parents, any more than fathers necessarily bring glory to their children. Fools out shopping for wisdom! Light somebodys torch, and your own will burn brighter. is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels. Read verse in New International Version 4 Evil people relish malicious conversation; Proverbs 17 – Wisdom, Justice, and Family Proverbs 17:1. Proverbs 17:9–10. Second, The Proverbs assume a relationship. Proverbs 17:17. The start of a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, Whitewashing bad people and throwing mud on good people. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG). What’s this? 4, 20, 21, 27-28), the use of antithetical parallelism continues to diminish (but see vv. Update. Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace: This continues the idea from the previous proverb. They wouldn’t recognize it if they saw it! 1,027 likes. 26 It’s wrong to penalize good behavior,    or make good citizens pay for the crimes of others. It’s stupid to try to get something for nothing. 17 When you’re kind to others, you help yourself; when you’re cruel to others, you hurt yourself. A Whack on the Head of a Fool. 2 A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child. Evil people relish malicious conversation; the ears of liars itch for dirty gossip. Read verse in The Message Bible or make good citizens pay for the crimes of others. ... Friends-R-Us: Proverbs 17:10, 18:24. ( A) 2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son. 18 It’s stupid to try to get something for nothing,    or run up huge bills you can never pay. Proverbs 17 A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels. Proverbs 17:17(NASB) Picture courtesy of Imagebase. On the other hand, when the sp… Winning at Conflict. Sermon Message. 4. We are to speak the truth in love, not seeking to crush sensitive souls but to build them up in Christ. A Whack on the Head of a Fool - A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels. 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 Eugene H. Peterson by NavPress Publishing. won’t have to wait long—they’ll meet it coming and going! Sermon Message. 3 As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by God. 2 A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child    and is honored as one of the family. 2 A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child and is honored as one of the family. 4 Evil people relish malicious conversation; Proverbs 17:17 MSG - One Who Knows Much Says Little - Bible Gateway. While many of the sayings employ synonymous parallelism (e.g.