Proverbs 17:23-28

A wicked
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[man] taketh
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a gift
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out of the bosom
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to pervert
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the ways
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of judgment
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Wisdom
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[is] before him that hath understanding
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but the eyes
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of a fool
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[are] in the ends
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of the earth
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A foolish
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son
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[is] a grief
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to his father
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and bitterness
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to her that bare
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him.

Also to punish
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the just
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[is] not good
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[nor] to strike
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princes
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for equity
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He that hath
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knowledge
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spareth
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his words
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[and] a man
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of understanding
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is of an excellent
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spirit
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{an...: or, a cool}

Even a fool
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when he holdeth his peace
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is counted
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wise
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[and] he that shutteth
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his lips
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[is esteemed] a man of understanding
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