Proverbs 17:6-21

⁶Old people are usually proud of MET their grandchildren, just like children are usually proud of their parents.

⁷Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers to say.

⁸People think that a bribe is like a magic stone to persuade someone to do what they want him to do; they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.

⁹If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you. If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.

¹⁰Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times with a stick.

¹¹Because wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.

¹²A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous, but it is more dangerous to confront a foolish person who is doing something foolish.

¹³If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person's family.

¹⁴Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.

¹⁵There are two things that Yahweh hates: ◄Condemning innocent people/Saying that people who have done nothing wrong must be punished►, and declaring that people who have done wicked things should not be punished.

¹⁶It is useless to allow foolish people RHQ to try to become wise by paying for it, because they do not have enough good sense to become wise.

¹⁷Friends love others all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.

¹⁸If someone borrows money from another person, it is foolish for you to promise IDM that you will pay the money back if that other person is unable to pay back the money that he borrowed.

¹⁹Those who like to sin also like to cause strife/trouble; and those who build fancy doors in their houses to show that they are very wealthy (OR, speak proudly) are inviting disaster.

²⁰Those who ◄have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things► will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.

²¹Children who are foolish soon cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.