Proverbs 17:16-28
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16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
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19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
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20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
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23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.