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Proverbs 17:20-28

20 He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

21 He who begets a fool, [there is] trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.

21 To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, [in order] to pervert the ways of justice.

23 The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.

24 He who understands sets [his] face [toward] wisdom, but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.

24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

25 A grief to his father [is] the child of a fool, and bitterness to her who bore him.

25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

26 Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good, [nor] to flog nobles for uprightness.

26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.

27 He who spares his sayings knows knowledge, and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.

28 Even a fool who keeps silent {shall be considered wise}; he who closes his lips [is] intelligent.

28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.