Proverbs 18
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- 1Through desire a person, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom.
- 2A fool does not take pleasure in understanding, but only in revealing his own heart.
- 3When the wicked comes, then contempt also comes, and with dishonor comes reproach.
- 4The words from a person's mouth are like deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
- 5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
- 6A fool's lips lead to arguments, and his mouth invites a beating.
- 7A fool's mouth leads to his ruin, and his lips trap his soul.
- 8The words of a talebearer are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- 9A person who is lazy in their work is like a brother to someone who destroys things.
- 10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe.
- 11The rich person's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his own imagination.
- 12Before destruction, a person's heart is haughty, and before honor comes humility.
- 13He who answers a matter before hearing it, it is folly and shame to him.
- 14The spirit of a person will sustain them in sickness, but who can bear a wounded spirit?
- 15The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
- 16A person's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.
- 17The one who presents his case first seems right, until another comes and examines him.
- 18Casting lots ends disputes and separates the powerful.
- 19An offended brother is harder to win back than a strong city, and their disputes are like the bars of a castle.
- 20A person's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of their words; and with the increase of their speech, they will be filled.
- 21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- 22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing and receives favor from the LORD.
- 23The poor use pleas, but the rich respond harshly.
- 24A person who has friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.