‏ Proverbs 18

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked


1 One who separates himself seeks his own desire;
He
Lit breaks out
bquarrels against all sound wisdom.

2 A fool does not delight in understanding,
But cin revealing his own
Lit heart
mind.

3 When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes taunting.

4 The words of a person’s mouth are edeep waters;
Or A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom
The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

5 To gshow partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to hsuppress the righteous in judgment.

6 A fool’s lips
Lit come with
bring strife,
And his mouth invites jbeatings.

7 A kfool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

8 The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the
Lit chambers of the belly
innermost parts of the body.

9 He also who is mlax in his work
nIs a brother to him who destroys.

10 The oname of the Lord is a pstrong tower;
The righteous runs into it and qis
Lit set on high
safe.

11 A srich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

12 tBefore destruction the heart of a person is haughty,
But uhumility goes before honor.

13 One who vgives an answer before he hears,
It is foolishness and shame to him.

14 The wspirit of a person can endure his sickness,
But as for a xbroken spirit, who can endure it?

15 The
Lit heart
zmind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
And the aaear of the wise seeks knowledge.

16 A person’s abgift makes room for him
And brings him before great people.

17 The first
Lit in his plea
to plead his case seems right,
Until
Lit his neighbor
another comes and examines him.

18 The cast aelot puts an end to quarrels,
And
Lit makes a division
decides between the mighty ones.

19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.

20 With the
I.e., speech
ahfruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied;
aiHe will be satisfied with the product of his lips.

21 ajDeath and life are in the
Lit hand
power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its alfruit.

22 He who finds a amwife finds a good thing
And anobtains favor from the Lord.

23 A aopoor person utters pleadings,
But a aprich person aqanswers defiantly.

24 A person of too many friends comes to
Lit be broken in pieces
ruin,
But there is asa friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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