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Proverbs 17:23-25
English Standard Version Anglicised

23 The wicked accepts (A)a bribe in secret[a]
    to (B)pervert the ways of justice.
24 (C)The discerning sets his face towards wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 (D)A foolish son is a grief to his father
    (E)and bitterness to (F)her who bore him.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
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Proverbs 17:23-25
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23 The wicked accept bribes(A) in secret
    to pervert the course of justice.(B)

24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
    but a fool’s eyes(C) wander to the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(D)

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