Proverbs 17:6-8

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⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their parents.^(A)
7 Excess speech is not becoming to a fool;
    still less is false speech to a ruler.^[a]
8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it;
    wherever they turn they prosper.^(B)