Better Is a Dry Morsel — Proverbs 17:21–28

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

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.