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Proverbs 17:13-23

13 He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

13 Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.

14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD .

15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the LORD detests them both.

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

16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?

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

17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

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

18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.

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

19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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

20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

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

21 To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

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

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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

23 The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.