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21 He who 1sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
22 2A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit 3dries up the bones.
23 The wicked accepts 4a bribe in secreta to 5pervert the ways of justice.
24 6The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 7A foolish son is a grief to his father 8and bitterness to 9her who bore him.
26 10To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27 Whoever 11restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool 12who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

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Provérbios 17:21 O que gera um tolo, para sua tristeza o faz; e o pai do insensato não se alegrará.

King James Version KJV

Proverbs 17:21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

New King James Version NKJV

Proverbs 17:21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

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Provérbios 17:21 O filho tolo só dá tristeza,e nenhuma alegria tem o pai do insensato.

Proverbs 17:21-28 ESV
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