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Proverbs 17:16-18
Jubilee Bible 2000
Proverbs 17:16-18
Jubilee Bible 2000
16 ¶ Of what good is the price to buy wisdom in the hand of the fool, seeing he has no heart to understand?
17 ¶ A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 ¶ A man void of understanding strikes hands and becomes surety in the presence of his friend.
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Proverbs 17:16-18
New International Version
Proverbs 17:16-18
New International Version
16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?(A)
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(B)
18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.(C)
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