Proverbs 17:22-24

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²² A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.^(A)

²³ A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom (pocket) to pervert the ways of justice.

²⁴ A man of understanding sets skillful and godly Wisdom before his face, but the eyes of a [self-confident] fool are on the ends of the earth.