Proverbs 17:16-20 New Century Version (NCV)

16. It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom,because he doesn’t have the ability to be wise.

17. A friend loves you all the time,and a brother helps in time of trouble.

18. It is not wise to promiseto pay what your neighbor owes.

19. Whoever loves to argue loves to sin.Whoever brags a lot is asking for trouble.

20. A person with an evil heart will find no success,and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.

Proverbs 17