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Proverbs 17:18

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

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  1. Proverbs 17:16

    Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

  2. Proverbs 17:17

    A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

  3. Proverbs 17:19

    He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

  4. Proverbs 17:20

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

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.