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Proverbs 17 — Sermon Preparation

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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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.

Matthew Henry 5 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“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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