20 He who has a [a]deceitful heart finds no good,
And he who has (A)a perverse tongue falls into evil.

21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

22 A (B)merry heart [b]does good, like medicine,
But a broken spirit dries the bones.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:20 crooked
  2. Proverbs 17:22 Or makes medicine even better

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