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Proverbs 17:21-25
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He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a boor has no joy.
22
A happy heart is good medicine, but low spirits sap one's strength.
23
From under a cloak a bad man takes a bribe to pervert the course of justice.
24
The discerning person focuses on wisdom there before him, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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A son who is a fool means anger for his father and bitterness for the mother who gave him birth.
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Proverbs 17:21-25 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7
This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1Ki 7:1-12; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1Ki 7:13-22; of the molten sea, 1Ki 7:23-26; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1Ki 7:27-39; with other utensils and ornaments, 1Ki 7:40-51.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.