Proverbs [Sayings] 17:12-21

¹²Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

¹⁵He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the upright, both of them alike are an abomination to Adonai .

¹⁶Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

¹⁷A friend 'ahav ·affectionately loves· at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁸A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

¹⁹He who 'ahav ·affectionately loves· disobedience 'ahav ·affectionately loves· strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

²⁰One who has a perverse heart does not find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²¹He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.