17 (A)A wicked messenger falleth [a]into evil: but a faithful ambassador is preservation.

18 Poverty and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth correction, shall be honored.

19 A desire accomplished, delighteth the soul: but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:17 Bringeth many inconveniences both to himself and to others.

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