Proverbs 17:23-28

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.