Proverbs 17:24-26

New International Reader's Version

²⁴Anyone who understands what is right keeps wisdom in view.
But the eyes of a foolish person look everywhere else.

²⁵A foolish child makes his father sad
and his mother sorry.

²⁶It isn’t good to fine those who aren’t guilty.
So it certainly isn’t good to whip officials just because they are honest.

Proverbs 17:24-26

New International Version

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

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

²⁶If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,^(C)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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