Proverbs 17:22-28

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Proverbs 17:22-28 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "land"
• [b]. Literally "wise, he shall be considered"