Proverbs 17:20-28

²⁰The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

²¹He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

²²A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.

²³A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.

²⁴Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.

²⁵A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.

²⁶Surely it is not good to condemne the iust, nor that ye princes should smite such for equitie.

²⁷Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.

²⁸Euen a foole (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and hee that stoppeth his lips, prudent.