Proverbs 17:25-27

American Standard Version

²⁵ A foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her that bare him.
²⁶ Also to ^[a]punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
²⁷ He ^[b]that spareth his words hath knowledge;
And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.