🌾 Proverbs 17

Proverbs 17 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.” Proverbs 17 opens with these words: “Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.” The line to keep is Proverbs 17:3: “The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.” Carry the word “refining” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Proverbs 17:3: “The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Proverbs 17? Then try this: Read “The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.