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Proverbs 17:6-18 New Century Version (NCV)

6. Old people are proud of their grandchildren,and children are proud of their parents.

7. Fools should not be proud,and rulers should not be liars.

8. Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask.They think it will work every time.

9. Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend,but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.

10. A wise person will learn more from a warningthan a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.

11. Disobedient people look only for trouble,so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

12. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubsthan to meet a fool doing foolish things.

13. Whoever gives evil in return for goodwill always have trouble at home.

14. Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam,so stop it before a fight breaks out.

15. The Lord hates both of these things:freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent.

16. It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom,because he doesn’t have the ability to be wise.

17. A friend loves you all the time,and a brother helps in time of trouble.

18. It is not wise to promiseto pay what your neighbor owes.

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