Proverbs 17:19-21

New Living Translation

¹⁹Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;
anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.

²⁰The crooked heart will not prosper;
the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.

²¹It is painful to be the parent of a fool;
there is no joy for the father of a rebel.

Proverbs 17:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

²⁰One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

²¹To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.^(A)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)