Proverbs

¹⁶[The judge tells the creditor] Take the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners. ¹⁷Food gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. ¹⁸Purposes and plans are established by counsel; and [only] with good advice make or carry on war. ¹⁹He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore associate not with him who talks too freely. [Rom. 16:17, 18.] ²⁰Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in complete darkness. ²¹An inheritance hastily gotten [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning, in the end it will not be blessed. [Prov. 28:20; Hab. 2:6.] ²²Do not say, I will repay evil; wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue you. [II Sam. 16:12; Rom. 12:17-19; I Thess. 5:15; I Pet. 3:9.]