Proverbs 17:16-26

16 Why * is there a price in the hand of a fool to ¹buy wisdom, When he has no sense?

17 A ²friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

18 A man lacking in sense ³pledges * And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

19 He who ⁴loves transgression loves strife; He who ⁵raises his door seeks destruction.

20 He who has a crooked mind ⁶finds no good, And he who is ⁷perverted in his language falls into evil.

21 He who ⁸sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

22 A ⁹joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit ¹⁰dries up the bones.

23 A wicked man receives a ¹¹bribe from the bosom To ¹²pervert the ways of justice.

24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, But the ¹³eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

25 A ¹⁴foolish son is a grief to his father And ¹⁵bitterness to her who bore him.

26 It is also not good to ¹⁶fine the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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Proverbs 17:16-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7

This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1Ki 7:1-12; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1Ki 7:13-22; of the molten sea, 1Ki 7:23-26; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1Ki 7:27-39; with other utensils and ornaments, 1Ki 7:40-51.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 16

1. Proverbs 23:23
2. Ruth 1:16; Proverbs 18:24
3. Proverbs 6:1; Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 22:26
4. Proverbs 29:22
5. Proverbs 16:18; Proverbs 29:23
6. Proverbs 24:20
7. James 3:8
8. Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 19:13
9. Proverbs 15:13
10. Psalms 22:15
11. Proverbs 17:8
12. Exodus 23:8; Micah 3:11; Micah 7:3
13. Ecclesiastes 2:14
14. Proverbs 19:13
15. Proverbs 10:1
16. Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 18:5

Footnotes 5

[a]. Lit "there is no heart"
[b]. Lit "heart"
[c]. Lit "shakes hands"
[d]. Lit "heart"
[e]. Lit "causes good healing"