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Proverbs 17:16-18
The Message
Proverbs 17:16-18
The Message
16 What’s this? Fools out shopping for wisdom!
They wouldn’t recognize it if they saw it!
One Who Knows Much Says Little
17 Friends love through all kinds of weather,
and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.
18 It’s stupid to try to get something for nothing,
or run up huge bills you can never pay.
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)
The Message (MSG)
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