Proverbs 17
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Proverbs 17:21-25

21He who 1siresH3205 a foolH3684 does so to his sorrowH8424, And the fatherH1 of a foolH5036 hasH8055 noH3808 joyH8055.22A 2joyfulH8056 heartH3820 3is goodH3190 medicineH1456, But a brokenH5218 spiritH7307 4driesH3001 up the bonesH1634.23A wickedH7563 manH7563 receivesH3947 a 5bribeH7810 from the bosomH2436 To 6pervertH5186 the waysH734 of justiceH4941.24WisdomH2451 is in the presenceH6440 of the one who hasH995 understandingH995, But the 7eyesH5869 of a foolH3684 are on the endsH7097 of the earthH776.25A 8foolishH3684 sonH1121 is a griefH3708 to his fatherH1 And 9bitternessH4470 to her who boreH3205 him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 17:21 Prov 10:1; 17:25; 19:13 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 17:22 Prov 15:13 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 17:22 Ps 22:15 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 17:23 Prov 17:8 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 17:23 Ex 23:8; Mic 3:11; 7:3 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 17:24 Eccl 2:14 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 17:25 Prov 19:13 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 17:25 Prov 10:1 ↩

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