Proverbs 17:22-24

Lexham English Bible

²² A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
²³ The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
    in order to pervert the ways of justice.
²⁴ He who understands sets his face toward wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.^[a]