Proverbs 17:20-22

International Standard Version

²⁰The person whose mind^[a] is perverse does not find good,
and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.

²¹The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow—
the father of a fool has no joy.

²²A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit drains one’s strength.^[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)

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