Proverbs 17:19

¹⁷Have thou a friend for every time, And let brethren be useful in distress; For on this account are they born.

¹⁸A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, As he also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.

— Proverbs 17:19 —

²⁰And the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;

²¹And the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; But a wise son gladdens his mother.