Proverbs 17:20-28

²⁰He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil.

²¹He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.

²²A merry heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

²³A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

²⁴Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

²⁵A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

²⁶To punish also the righteous is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

²⁷He that spareth his words hath knowledge; and he that husbandeth his spirit is a man of discernment.

²⁸Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding.