Proverbs 18:1
For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.
Proverbs 18:2
A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.
Proverbs 18:3
With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame--reproach.
Proverbs 18:4
Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:5
Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 18:6
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.
Proverbs 18:9
He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer.
Proverbs 18:10
A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.
Proverbs 18:11
The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.
Proverbs 18:13
Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Proverbs 18:16
The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.
Proverbs 18:17
Righteous is the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
Proverbs 18:18
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.
Proverbs 18:19
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
Proverbs 18:20
From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:22
Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
Proverbs 18:23
With supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.
Proverbs 18:24
A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!