Proverbs 17:23 Context

◄ Proverbs 17:23 ►

A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

Context

23A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.

24Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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

26It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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

28Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

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