Proverbs 17:18-20

International Standard Version

¹⁸A man who lacks sense^[a] cosigns a loan,^[b]
becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.

¹⁹The person who loves transgression loves strife;
the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.

²⁰The person whose mind^[c] is perverse does not find good,
and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.

Proverbs 17:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.^(A)

¹⁹Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

²⁰One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

International Standard Version (ISV)

New International Version (NIV)