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Proverbs 18
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Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
1
He who
separates
himself
seeks
his own
desire
, He
1
quarrels
against
all
sound
wisdom
.
2
A
fool
does not
delight
in
understanding
, But
only
2
in
revealing
his own
mind
.
3
When a
wicked
man
comes
,
contempt
also
comes
, And with
dishonor
comes
scorn
.
4
The
words
of a
man's
mouth
are
3
deep
waters
; The
fountain
of
wisdom
is a
bubbling
brook
.
5
To
4
show
partiality
*
to the
wicked
is not
good
, Nor to
5
thrust
aside
the
righteous
in
judgment
.
6
A
fool's
lips
bring
strife
, And his
mouth
calls
for
6
blows
.
7
A
7
fool's
mouth
is his
ruin
, And his
lips
are the
snare
of his
soul
.
8
The
words
of a
whisperer
are like
dainty
morsels
, And they
go
down
into the
innermost
parts
of the
body
.
9
He
also
who is
8
slack
in his
work
9
Is
brother
to him who
destroys
.
10
The
10
name
of the
LORD
is a
11
strong
tower
; The
righteous
runs
into it and
12
is
safe
.
11
A
13
rich
man's
wealth
is his
strong
city
, And like a
high
wall
in his own
imagination
.
12
14
Before
destruction
the
heart
of
man
is
haughty
, But
15
humility
goes
before
honor
.
13
He who
16
gives
an
answer
before
he
hears
, It is
folly
and
shame
to him.
14
The
17
spirit
of a
man
can
endure
his
sickness
, But as for a
18
broken
spirit
who
can
bear
it?
15
The
19
mind
of the
prudent
acquires
knowledge
, And the
20
ear
of the
wise
seeks
knowledge
.
16
A
man's
21
gift
makes
room
for him And
brings
him
before
great
men
.
17
The
first
to
plead
his
case
seems
right
, Until
another
comes
and
examines
him.
18
The cast
22
lot
puts
an
end
to
strife
And
decides
between
the
mighty
ones.
19
A
brother
offended
is harder to be won
than
a
strong
city
, And
contentions
are like the
bars
of a
citadel
.
20
With the
23
fruit
of a
man's
mouth
his
stomach
will be
satisfied
;
24
He will be
satisfied
with the
product
of his
lips
.
21
25
Death
and
life
are in the
power
of the
tongue
, And those who
love
it will
eat
its
26
fruit
.
22
He who
finds
a
27
wife
finds
a
good
thing
And
28
obtains
favor
from the
LORD
.
23
The
29
poor
man
utters
supplications
, But the
30
rich
man
31
answers
roughly
.
24
A
man
of too many
friends
comes to
ruin
, But
there
is
32
a
friend
who
sticks
closer
than
a
brother
.
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1.
Proverbs 3:21
;
Proverbs 8:14
2.
Proverbs 12:23
;
Proverbs 13:16
;
Ecclesiastes 10:3
3.
Proverbs 20:5
4.
Leviticus 19:15
;
Deuteronomy 1:17
;
Deuteronomy 16:19
;
Psalms 82:2
;
Proverbs 17:15
;
Proverbs 24:23
;
Proverbs 28:21
5.
Exodus 23:2, 6
;
Proverbs 17:26
;
Proverbs 31:5
;
Micah 3:9
6.
Proverbs 19:29
7.
Psalms 64:8
;
Psalms 140:9
;
Proverbs 10:14
;
Proverbs 12:13
;
Proverbs 13:3
;
Ecclesiastes 10:12
8.
Proverbs 10:4
9.
Proverbs 28:24
10.
Exodus 3:15
11.
2 Sam 22:2, 3, 33
;
Psalms 18:2
;
Psalms 61:3
;
Psalms 91:2
;
Psalms 144:2
12.
Proverbs 29:25
13.
Proverbs 10:15
14.
Proverbs 11:2
;
Proverbs 16:18
;
Proverbs 29:23
15.
Proverbs 15:33
16.
Proverbs 20:25
;
John 7:51
17.
Proverbs 17:22
18.
Proverbs 15:13
19.
Proverbs 15:14
;
Ephesians 1:17
20.
Proverbs 15:31
21.
Genesis 32:20
;
1 Samuel 25:27
22.
Proverbs 16:33
23.
Proverbs 12:14
24.
Proverbs 14:14
25.
Proverbs 12:13
;
Proverbs 13:3
;
Matthew 12:37
26.
Proverbs 13:2
;
Isaiah 3:10
;
Hosea 10:13
27.
Genesis 2:18
;
Proverbs 12:4
;
Proverbs 19:14
;
Proverbs 31:10-31
28.
Proverbs 8:35
29.
Proverbs 19:7
30.
James 2:3, 6
31.
1 Kings 12:13
;
2 Chronicles 10:13
32.
Proverbs 17:17
;
John 15:14, 15
Footnotes
14
[a].
Lit "breaks out"
[b].
Lit "heart"
[c].
Or "A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom"
[d].
Lit "come with"
[e].
Lit "chambers of the belly"
[f].
Lit "set on high"
[g].
Lit "heart"
[h].
Lit "in his plea"
[i].
Lit "his neighbor"
[j].
Lit "makes a division"
[k].
I.e. speech
[l].
Lit "hand"
[m].
Lit "be broken in pieces"
[n].
Or "lover"
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