Proverbs 17:20-22

New International Reader's Version

²⁰If your heart is twisted, you won’t succeed.
If your tongue tells lies, you will get into trouble.

²¹It is sad to have a foolish child.
The parents of a godless fool have no joy.

²²A cheerful heart makes you healthy.
But a broken spirit dries you up.

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)

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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