Proverbs 17:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ ·Fools should not be proud [or It is not right for fools to be good speakers],
and ·rulers [honorable people] should not ·be liars [^Lhave lying lips].

⁸ ·Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask [^LA bribe is a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it].
·They think it will work every time [^LIt grants success to all who use it].

⁹ ·Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend [^LOne who seeks love conceals an offense],
but ·gossiping about the sin [repeating a thing] breaks up friendships.