Proverbs 17:16-24

¹⁶Why should a price be in the hand of a fool To get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?

¹⁷A friend loveth at all times; But in adversity he is born a brother.

¹⁸A man who lacketh understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

¹⁹He who loveth strife loveth transgression; He who raiseth high his gate seeketh ruin.

²⁰He that is of a deceitful heart shall find no good; And he that turneth about with his tongue shall fall into mischief.

²¹Whoso begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; Yea, the father of the fool hath no joy.

²²A merry heart doeth good to the body; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

²³The wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of judgment.

²⁴Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.