Tree Of Life Version

Proverbs 17:19-26 Tree Of Life Version (TLV)

19. He who loves sin loves strife. One who builds a high gate invites destruction.

20. A perverse heart finds nothing good a devious tongue falls into trouble.

21. Whoever fathers a fool gets grief. There is no joy for the father of a disgraceful son.

22. A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

23. The wicked one receives a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

24. Wisdom is before the person of understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

25. A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to her that bore him.

26. Also, to punish a righteous person is not good, nor to beat up an honorable one for his integrity.