Our Government...? (Proverbs 17)

Proverbs 17~

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

25 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.