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Proverbs 17:18
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Proverbs 17:18
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It is not wise to promise to pay what your neighbor owes.
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It won't do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom, because he doesn't have the ability to be wise.
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A friend loves you all the time, and a brother helps in time of trouble.
18
It is not wise to promise to pay what your neighbor owes.
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Whoever loves to argue loves to sin. Whoever brags a lot is asking for trouble.
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A person with an evil heart will find no success, and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.