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Proverbs 17:23-25
International Standard Version
Proverbs 17:23-25
International Standard Version
23 The wicked man takes a bribe in secret
in order to pervert the course of justice.
24 A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective,
but a fool looks only[a] to earthly goals.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to his mother.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:24 The Heb. lacks only
- Proverbs 17:25 Lit. to the one who bore him
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