Mishle 17:6-13 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

6. Bnei banim are the ateret of zekenim; and the tiferet of banim are their avot.

7. Eloquent speech becometh not a naval (fool), much less do lying sfatayim (lips) a ruler.

8. A shochad (gift, bribe) is like a charm in the eynayim of him that hath it: wherever he turneth, he prospereth.

9. He that covereth a peysha (transgression) seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth the best of friends.

10. Ge'arah (scolding) goeth deeper into a meiven than a hundred blows into a kesil (fool).

11. A rah seeketh only rebellion; therefore a merciless malach shall be sent to him.

12. Let an ish meet a dov robbed of her cubs rather than a kesil in his folly.

13. He who rewardeth ra'ah for tovah, ra'ah shall not depart from his bais.

Mishle 17