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