Proverbs 17:15-17

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁵ Whoever justifies the wicked, and whoever condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

¹⁶ Why is there, in the hand of the fool, the price to get wisdom (when he has no heart for it)?

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times. And a brother is born for adversity.