Proverbs 17:11-20

¹¹An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

¹²It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

¹³If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

¹⁴The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

¹⁵He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

¹⁶How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

¹⁷A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

¹⁸A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

¹⁹The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

²⁰Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.