Proverbs 17:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
23 The wicked accept a concealed bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.
24 The discerning person looks to wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.
25 Foolish children are a grief to their father
and bitterness to her who bore them.
Proverbs 17:23-25
New International Version
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes(C) wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(D)
Proverbs 17:23-25
King James Version
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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