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Proverbs 17:16-18
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 17:16-18
Lexham English Bible
16 Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool,
in order to buy wisdom where[a] there is no sense.[b]
17 The friend loves at all times[c],
but a brother is born for adversity.
18 A person who lacks sense[d] pledges;[e]
he becomes security before his neighbor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:16 Hebrew “and”
- Proverbs 17:16 Literally “heart”
- Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”
- Proverbs 17:18 Literally “heart”
- Proverbs 17:18 Literally “pledges a hand”
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