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Proverbs 18:21 (NIV)
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:2 (NIV)
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.
Proverbs 18:20 (NIV)
From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
Proverbs 18:22 (NIV)
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord .
Proverbs 18:23 (NIV)
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18:24 (NIV)
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:1 (NIV)
An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Proverbs 18:3 (NIV)
When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.
Proverbs 18:4 (NIV)
The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
Proverbs 18:5 (NIV)
It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
Proverbs 18:6 (NIV)
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
Proverbs 18:7 (NIV)
The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
Proverbs 18:8 (NIV)
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
Proverbs 18:9 (NIV)
One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
Proverbs 18:10 (NIV)
The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Proverbs 18:11 (NIV)
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
Proverbs 18:12 (NIV)
Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 18:13 (NIV)
To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.
Proverbs 18:14 (NIV)
The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 18:15 (NIV)
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.
Proverbs 18:16 (NIV)
A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
Proverbs 18:17 (NIV)
In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
Proverbs 18:18 (NIV)
Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart.
Proverbs 18:19 (NIV)
A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
Proverbs 21:1 (NIV)
In the Lord ’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.