Proverbs 17:23-25

International Children’s Bible

²³A wicked person secretly accepts money to do wrong.
Then there will be no fairness.

²⁴The person with understanding looks for wisdom.
But a foolish person lets his mind wander everywhere.

²⁵A foolish son makes his father sad.
And he causes his mother great sorrow.

Proverbs 17:23-25

New International Version

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

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

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

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

New International Version (NIV)