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Proverbs 17:22-28
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Proverbs 17:22-28
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22
A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
23
A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
24
Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
26
Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.
27
He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent.
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