Proverbs 17:11-20

Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
    the messenger of death will be sent against them.

Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly.

Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil for good.

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—
    the Lord detests them both.

Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
    when they are not able to understand it?

A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
    and puts up security for a neighbor.

Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
    one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.