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Proverbs 17:17-27

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

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

18 One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.

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

19 One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

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

20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.

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

21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; 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 secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.

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

24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth.

24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.

25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person, or to beat a noble for his honesty.

26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.

27 The intelligent person restrains his words, and one who keeps a cool head is a man of understanding.

27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.