New Living Translation

Proverbs 17:18-25 New Living Translation (NLT)

18. It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debtor put up security for a friend.

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

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

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

22. A cheerful heart is good medicine,but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

23. The wicked take secret bribesto pervert the course of justice.

24. Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom,but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

25. Foolish children bring grief to their fatherand bitterness to the one who gave them birth.