Proverbs 17:1-5

1Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

2A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.

4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.