Proverbs 17:21-23

Jubilee Bible 2000

²¹ ¶ He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of a fool shall have no joy.

²² ¶ A joyful heart shall do good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.

²³ ¶ A wicked man takes a gift in secret to pervert the paths of judgment.