Passage Research
Proverbs 17 — Sermon Preparation
Proverbs valuing peace in a humble home over feasting amid strife, celebrating the friend who loves at all times, and warning that mocking the poor mocks their Maker. Below is a research summary for Proverbs 17, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 17 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כְּסִיל | kᵉçîyl | H3684 | 6 | fat, stupid |
| שָׂפָה | sâphâh | H8193 | 4 | lip, language |
| טוֹב | ṭôwb | H2896 | 4 | good |
| לֵב | lêb | H3820 | 4 | heart, feelings |
| רַע | raʻ | H7451 | 4 | bad, evil |
| בִּין | bîyn | H995 | 3 | separate, distinguish |
| אָהַב | ʼâhab | H157 | 3 | have affection |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 17, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“A man may show himself to be a wise man, by the good temper of his mind, and by the good government of his tongue. He is careful when he does speak, to speak to the purpose. God knows his heart, and the folly that is bound there; therefore he cannot be deceived in his judgment as men may be.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 17:27–30 (Public Domain)
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