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Proverbs 17:17-28

Proverbs 17:17-28 CSB

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A friend loves at all times,  and a brother is born for a difficult time. One without sense enters an agreement  and puts up security for his friend.  One who loves to offend loves strife;  one who builds a high threshold invites injury. One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.  A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.  A wicked person secretly takes a bribe  to subvert the course of justice.  Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes  roam to the ends of the earth. A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.  It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.  , The one who has knowledge restrains his words,  and one who keeps a cool head  is a person of understanding. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent — discerning, when he seals his lips. 

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Proverbs 17:17-28 - A friend loves at all times,  and a brother is born for a difficult time. One without sense enters an agreement  and puts up security for his friend.  One who loves to offend loves strife;  one who builds a high threshold invites injury. One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.  A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.  A wicked person secretly takes a bribe  to subvert the course of justice.  Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes  roam to the ends of the earth. A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.  It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.  , The one who has knowledge restrains his words,  and one who keeps a cool head  is a person of understanding. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent — discerning, when he seals his lips. Proverbs 17:17-28 - A friend loves at all times,  and a brother is born for a difficult time. One without sense enters an agreement  and puts up security for his friend.  One who loves to offend loves strife;  one who builds a high threshold invites injury. One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.  A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.  A wicked person secretly takes a bribe  to subvert the course of justice.  Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes  roam to the ends of the earth. A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.  It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.  , The one who has knowledge restrains his words,  and one who keeps a cool head  is a person of understanding. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent — discerning, when he seals his lips. Proverbs 17:17-28 - A friend loves at all times,  and a brother is born for a difficult time. One without sense enters an agreement  and puts up security for his friend.  One who loves to offend loves strife;  one who builds a high threshold invites injury. One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.  A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.  A wicked person secretly takes a bribe  to subvert the course of justice.  Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes  roam to the ends of the earth. A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.  It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.  , The one who has knowledge restrains his words,  and one who keeps a cool head  is a person of understanding. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent — discerning, when he seals his lips. Proverbs 17:17-28 - A friend loves at all times,  and a brother is born for a difficult time. One without sense enters an agreement  and puts up security for his friend.  One who loves to offend loves strife;  one who builds a high threshold invites injury. One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.  A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.  A wicked person secretly takes a bribe  to subvert the course of justice.  Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes  roam to the ends of the earth. A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.  It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.  , The one who has knowledge restrains his words,  and one who keeps a cool head  is a person of understanding. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent — discerning, when he seals his lips. Proverbs 17:17-28 - A friend loves at all times,  and a brother is born for a difficult time. One without sense enters an agreement  and puts up security for his friend.  One who loves to offend loves strife;  one who builds a high threshold invites injury. One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.  A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.  A wicked person secretly takes a bribe  to subvert the course of justice.  Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes  roam to the ends of the earth. A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.  It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.  , The one who has knowledge restrains his words,  and one who keeps a cool head  is a person of understanding. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent — discerning, when he seals his lips. Proverbs 17:17-28 - A friend loves at all times,  and a brother is born for a difficult time. One without sense enters an agreement  and puts up security for his friend.  One who loves to offend loves strife;  one who builds a high threshold invites injury. One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.  A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.  A wicked person secretly takes a bribe  to subvert the course of justice.  Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes  roam to the ends of the earth. A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.  It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.  , The one who has knowledge restrains his words,  and one who keeps a cool head  is a person of understanding. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent — discerning, when he seals his lips. 

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