Proverbs 18
18
1An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.
3When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
and with shame comes reproach.
4The words of the mouth are deep waters,
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
5It is not good to be partial to the wicked
and so deprive the innocent of justice.
6The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.
7The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
9One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.
10The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
11The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honour.
13To answer before listening –
that is folly and shame.
14The human spirit can endure in times of illness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?
15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
17In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
18Casting the lot settles disputes
and keeps strong opponents apart.
19A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
20From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
21The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
22He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favour from the Lord.
23The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
24One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 18
18
1The separatist seeks his own desire; He breaks out against all sound wisdom.
2A fool does not delight in understanding, But in uncovering his own heart.
3When a wrong one comes, scorn comes too. And with shame comes reproach.
4The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.
5It is not good to show partiality to the wrong, Or to turn aside the righteous in right-ruling.
6A fool’s lips enter into strife, And his mouth calls for blows.
7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his life.
8The words of a slanderer are like delicacies, And they go down into the inner parts of the heart.
9Also, he who is slack in his work Is a brother of a master destroyer.
10The Name of יהוה is a strong tower; The righteous run into it and are safe.
11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.
12Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before esteem is humility.
13He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him.
14The spirit of a man sustains him in sickness, But who does bear a broken spirit?
15The heart of the understanding one gets knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.
17The first to state his own case, seems right, Until another comes and examines him.
18The lot settles disputes, And separates between the mighty.
19A brother transgressed against is a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
20A man’s stomach is satisfied From the fruit of his mouth; He is satisfied with the increase of his lips.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
22He who has found a wife has found good, And receives favour from יהוה.
23The poor speaks beseechingly, But the rich answers fiercely.
24A man of many friends might come to ruin, But there is a Loving One Who sticks closer than a brother!
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