Proverbs 17:7-8

New Living Translation

⁷Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
even less are lies fitting for a ruler.

⁸A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!

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Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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