Day 32 – "Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent."

Today's Reading is Proverbs 17:1–12

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

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

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

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

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

6 Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.

11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.

12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.

Questions to Consider about the Reading:

What themes of speech, conflict, and correction emerge here?

What does it mean that God “tests the heart”?

Are you fostering love, or stirring division in any relationships?

Which proverb struck you the most today—and why?

How do these verses shape your understanding of real wisdom?

What's One Thing God Wants You to Underline?

"Whoever would foster love covers over an offense." — Proverbs 17:9

Ending Prayer

Lord, help me to be a peacemaker in my words and actions. Give me a heart that covers over wrongs with grace rather than keeping score. Test my heart and lead me in the way that pleases You. Teach me to value quiet wisdom more than clever speech. Amen.