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Proverbs 17:21

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He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

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  1. Proverbs 17:19

    He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

  2. Proverbs 17:20

    He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  3. Proverbs 17:22

    A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

  4. Proverbs 17:23

    A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.