Proverbs 17:18-23 Revised Version 1885 (RV1885)

18. A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.

19. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

20. He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

21. He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

22. A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

23. A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.

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