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Proverbs 17:20-26

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20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21 To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23 The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.
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Proverbs 17:20-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7

This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1Ki 7:1-12; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1Ki 7:13-22; of the molten sea, 1Ki 7:23-26; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1Ki 7:27-39; with other utensils and ornaments, 1Ki 7:40-51.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

  • 1. S Proverbs 10:1
  • 2. S Psalms 38:8
  • 3. S Exodus 12:46; Psalms 22:15; Proverbs 14:30; S Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 18:14
  • 4. S Exodus 18:21; S Exodus 23:8; S 1 Samuel 8:3
  • 5. S Job 34:33
  • 6. S Job 31:1; Ecclesiastes 2:14
  • 7. S Proverbs 10:1
  • 8. S Psalms 94:21; Proverbs 18:5
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