Proverbs 17:7-9

Jubilee Bible 2000

⁷ ¶ Excellent speech is not suitable for a fool: much less lying lips for a prince!

⁸ ¶ A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

⁹ ¶ He that covers a transgression seeks love, but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.