Proverbs 17:16-21

16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.1

19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

20He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.2

21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.