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Proverbs 17:23-25
International Standard Version
Proverbs 17:23-25
International Standard Version
23 The wicked man takes a bribe in secret
in order to pervert the course of justice.
24 A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective,
but a fool looks only[a] to earthly goals.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to his mother.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:24 The Heb. lacks only
- Proverbs 17:25 Lit. to the one who bore him
Proverbs 17:23-25
King James Version
Proverbs 17:23-25
King James Version
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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