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Proverbs 17:21-23
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 17:21-23
New Catholic Bible
21 The father of a fool endures endless sorrow
and receives no joy from having begotten him.
22 A cheerful heart[a] is excellent medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23 A wicked man conceals a bribe[b] under his cloak
to divert the course of justice.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Cheerful heart: see Prov 14:30; 15:13, 30; 16:15.
- Proverbs 17:23 Bribe: see note on v. 8.