21 He that begetteth a fool, getteth himself sorrow, and the father of a fool can have no joy.

22 (A)A joyful heart causeth good health: but a sorrowful mind drieth the bones.

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the [a]bosom to wrest the ways of judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:23 That is, secretly and out of the bosom of the rich.

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