Proverbs 17:16-21

16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?

17A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

18A man lacking common sense gives a pledge And becomes guarantor [for the debt of another] in the presence of his neighbor.

19He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome; He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].

20He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

21He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.