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Proverbs 17:7-9
The Message
Proverbs 17:7-9
The Message
7 We don’t expect eloquence from fools,
nor do we expect lies from our leaders.
8 Receiving a gift is like getting a rare gemstone;
any way you look at it, you see beauty refracted.
9 Overlook an offense and bond a friendship;
fasten on to a slight and—good-bye, friend!
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
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