Proverbs 17:18-23 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

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

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

21. A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;the father of a fool has no joy.

22. A joyful heart is good medicine,but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

23. A wicked man secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.

Proverbs 17