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.
Proverbs 17
Proverbs 17:23-26