Proverbs 17:20-22

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²⁰He who has a wayward and crooked mind finds no good, and he who has a willful and contrary tongue will fall into calamity.^(A)

²¹He who becomes the parent of a [self-confident] fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of [an empty-headed] fool has no joy [in him].

²²A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.^(B)

Proverbs 17:20-22

New International Version

²⁰One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

²¹To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.^(A)

²²A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed^(B) spirit dries up the bones.^(C)

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

New International Version (NIV)