18 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor. 19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction. 20 The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:18–20
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Sirach 29:18–20
18 Being surety has undone many who were prospering and shaken them as a wave of the sea. It has driven mighty men from their homes. They wandered among foreign nations. (WEB) 19 A sinner who falls into suretiship and undertakes contracts for work will fall into lawsuits. (WEB) 20 … (WEB)
Proverbs 18:5–7
5 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. 6 A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. 7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 19:27–29
27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. 28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity. 29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 12:12–14
12 The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes. 13 An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble. 14 By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands return…
Proverbs 5:21–23
21 For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths. 22 The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. 23 He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
Proverbs 28:9–11
9 Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable. 10 He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good. 11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with disc…
Proverbs 17:10–12
10 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool. 11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. 12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 10:9–11
9 He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. 10 He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin. 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
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