Proverbs Chapter 18 Back Next{18:1} An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
{18:2} A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
{18:3} When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
{18:4} The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing
brook.
{18:5} To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
{18:6} A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
{18:7} A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
{18:8} The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
{18:9} One who is slack in his work is
brother to him who is a master of destruction.
{18:10} The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
{18:11} The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
{18:12} Before destruction the
heart of man is proud, but before honor is
humility.
{18:13} He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
{18:14} A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
{18:15} The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
{18:16} A man's
gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
{18:17} He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
{18:18} The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
{18:19} A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a
castle.
{18:20} A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the
harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
{18:21}
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
{18:22} Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
{18:23} The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
{18:24} A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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