Proverbs 17:21-27 English Standard Version (ESV)

21. He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,and the father of a fool has no joy.

22. A joyful heart is good medicine,but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

23. The wicked accepts a bribe in secretto pervert the ways of justice.

24. The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

25. A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

26. To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

27. Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Proverbs 17