Proverbs 17:17-19

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

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

¹⁸ A man void of good sense gives a pledge and becomes security for another in the presence of his neighbor.

¹⁹ He who loves strife and is quarrelsome loves transgression and involves himself in guilt; he who raises high his gateway and is boastful and arrogant invites destruction.