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Proverbs 17:24-26
English Standard Version
Proverbs 17:24-26
English Standard Version
24 (A)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 (B)A foolish son is a grief to his father
(C)and bitterness to (D)her who bore him.
26 (E)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Proverbs 17:24-26
New International Version
Proverbs 17:24-26
New International Version
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes(A) wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(B)
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(C)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
English Standard Version (ESV) 
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