Proverbs 17:16-18

21st Century King James Version

¹⁶ Why should there be in the hands of a fool the price to purchase wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to acquire it?

¹⁷ A friend is loving at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁸ A man void of understanding shaketh hands in pledge, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.