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18 A man without sense gives a pledge
    to become surety for a neighbor.[a]
19 One who sows discord enjoys strife,
    and one who constructs a high threshold invites disaster.
20 One whose heart is perverse will never prosper,
    and one whose tongue is evil will come to trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:18 See note on Prov 6:1-5.

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

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

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

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