23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the [a]bosom to wrest the ways of judgment.

24 (A)Wisdom is in the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the [b]corners of the world.

25 A foolish son is a grief unto his father, and a (B)heaviness to her that bare him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:23 That is, secretly and out of the bosom of the rich.
  2. Proverbs 17:24 That is, wander to and fro, and seek not after wisdom.

23 The wicked accept bribes(A) in secret
    to pervert the course of justice.(B)

24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
    but a fool’s eyes(C) wander to the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(D)

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