CHAPTER XVII.

Critical Notes 1 See Homiletics on chap xv., 17 2 The Foolish Son and the Wise Servant 3 The Trier of Hearts 4 The Evil Speaker and the Listener 5 A Double Revelation 6 Father and Children 7 A Twofold Incongruity 8 The Power of Gifts 9 How to Make Friends and How to Separate Them 10 Correction Must be Adapted to the Character of the Offender 11-13 Phases of Evil 14 The Beginning of Strife 15 Inversion and Restitution 16 Neglected Opportunities 17, 18 True Friendship 19 Outlines and Suggestive Comments. 20, 21 See Homiletics on chap. x. 1, 13, 14, etc., and on verse 24 22 The Merry Heart 23 Bribery 24 The Eyes of a Fool and Those of a Wise Man 25 See Homiletics on chap. x. 1 26 Smiting the Just 27, 28 Two Badges of a Wise Man