Proverbs 17:20-22

Jubilee Bible 2000

²⁰¶ He that has a perverse heart shall never find good, and he that stirs up trouble with his tongue shall fall into evil.

²¹¶ He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of a fool shall have no joy.

²²¶ A joyful heart shall do good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.

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)

Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB)

New International Version (NIV)