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18 A man void of [a]understanding striketh hands,
And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
19 [b]He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into [c]mischief.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:18 Hebrew heart.
  2. Proverbs 17:19 Or, He that loveth transgression loveth strife
  3. Proverbs 17:20 Or, calamity