20:017:019 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20:017:020 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
20:017:021 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
20:017:022 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
20:017:023 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
20:017:024 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
20:017:025 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
20:017:026 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
20:017:027 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
20:017:028 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.