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Proverbs 17:23-28

23 The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

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

24 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends 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 foolish son is a grief to his father 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 To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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

27 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has 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 is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

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

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