Proverbs 17:11-21

11 An evil person seeks only rebellion, but a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 Rather meet a bear robbed of its cubs than encounter a fool in his folly.
13 Evil will not depart from the house of him who returns evil for good.
14 Starting a fight is like letting water through [a dike] -better stop the quarrel before it gets worse.
15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous -both alike are an abomination to ADONAI.
16 Why would a fool wish to pay for wisdom when he has no desire to learn?
17 A friend shows his friendship at all times -it is for adversity that [such] a brother is born.
18 He who gives his hand to guarantee a loan for his neighbor lacks good sense.
19 Those who love quarreling love giving offense; those who make their gates tall are courting disaster.
20 A crooked-hearted person will find nothing good, and the perverse of speech will end in calamity.
21 He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a boor has no joy.

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