Proverbs 17:23-25

Good News Translation

²³Corrupt judges accept secret bribes, and then justice is not done.

²⁴An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.

²⁵Foolish children bring grief to their fathers and bitter regrets to their mothers.

Proverbs 17:23-25

New International Version

²³The wicked accept bribes^(A) in secret
to pervert the course of justice.^(B)

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

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

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)