Prov.17.15

Whitewashing bad people and throwing mud on good people are equally abhorrent to GOD.

Prov.17.15

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the LORD detests them both.

Prov.17.15

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

Prov.17.15

The LORD despises those who acquit the guilty and condemn the innocent.

Prov.17.16

What's this? Fools out shopping for wisdom! They wouldn't recognize it if they saw it!

Prov.17.16

Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?

Prov.17.16

Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it?

Prov.17.16

It is senseless to pay tuition to educate a fool who has no heart for wisdom.

Prov.17.17

Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.

Prov.17.17

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

Prov.17.17

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

Prov.17.17

A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.

Prov.17.18

It's stupid to try to get something for nothing, or run up huge bills you can never pay.

Prov.17.18

A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

Prov.17.18

A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend.

Prov.17.18

It is poor judgment to co-sign a friend's note, to become responsible for a neighbor's debts.

Prov.17.19

The person who courts sin, marries trouble; build a wall, invite a burglar.

Prov.17.19

He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.

Prov.17.19

He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

Prov.17.19

Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who speaks boastfully invites disaster.

Prov.17.20

A bad motive can't achieve a good end; double-talk brings you double trouble.

Prov.17.20

A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

Prov.17.20

He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

Prov.17.20

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

Prov.17.21

Having a fool for a child is misery; it's no fun being the parent of a dolt.

Prov.17.21

To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.

Prov.17.21

He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

Prov.17.21

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

Prov.17.22

A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.

Prov.17.22

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Prov.17.22

A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.

Prov.17.22

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

Prov.17.23

The wicked take bribes under the table; they show nothing but contempt for justice.

Prov.17.23

A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.

Prov.17.23

A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice.

Prov.17.23

The wicked accept secret bribes to pervert justice.

Prov.17.24

The perceptive find wisdom in their own front yard; fools look for it everywhere but right here.

Prov.17.24

A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Prov.17.24

Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Prov.17.24

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