chapter_Proverbs_18
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 &#8212; in uncovering his heart. Proverbs 18:3: With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame &#8212; 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!
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