Proverbs
Chapters 17:15-21
New International Version Anglicized
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent –the Lord detests them both.
16Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,when they are not able to understand it?
17A friend loves at all times,and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
18One who has no sense shakes hands in pledgeand puts up security for a neighbour.
19Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21To have a fool for a child brings grief;there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.