Proverbs 17:7-9

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁷Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
    still less is false speech to a ruler.^[a]
⁸A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it;
    wherever they turn they prosper.
⁹One who forgives an affront fosters friendship,
    but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.

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Proverbs 17:7 Or a noble person

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