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11 A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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19 He who (A)loves transgression loves quarreling;
He who (B)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
20 He who has a crooked heart (C)finds no good,
And he who is (D)perverted in his tongue falls into evil.

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24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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18 He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He (A)breaks out in dispute against all sound wisdom.
A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only (B)in revealing his own heart.

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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

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29 A wicked man [a](A)displays a brazen face,
But as for the (B)upright, he establishes his way.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face

10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out,
Even contention and disgrace will cease.

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He who (A)sows unrighteousness will reap iniquity,
And the (B)rod of his fury will end.

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26 Do not be among those who (A)strike [a]hands in pledge,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:26 Lit palms