20 He who has a crooked [a]mind (A)finds no good,
And he who is (B)perverted in his language falls into evil.
21 He who (C)sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A (D)joyful heart [b]is good medicine,
But a broken spirit (E)dries up the bones.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:20 Lit heart
  2. Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing