Proverbs 18:2-12

2 A fool does not delight in understanding, But only ¹in 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 ²deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

5 To ³show partiality * to the wicked is not good, Nor to ⁴thrust aside the righteous in judgment.

6 A fool's lips bring strife, And his mouth calls for ⁵blows.

7 A ⁶fool'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 ⁷slack in his work ⁸Is brother to him who destroys.

10 The ⁹name of the LORD is a ¹⁰strong tower; The righteous runs into it and ¹¹is safe.

11 A ¹²rich man's wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.

12 ¹³Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But ¹⁴humility goes before honor.

Images for Proverbs 18:2-12

1. Proverbs 12:23; Proverbs 13:16; Ecclesiastes 10:3
2. Proverbs 20:5
3. Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19; Psalms 82:2; Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 24:23; Proverbs 28:21
4. Exodus 23:2, 6; Proverbs 17:26; Proverbs 31:5; Micah 3:9
5. Proverbs 19:29
6. Psalms 64:8; Psalms 140:9; Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:3; Ecclesiastes 10:12
7. Proverbs 10:4
8. Proverbs 28:24
9. Exodus 3:15
10. 2 Sam 22:2, 3, 33; Psalms 18:2; Psalms 61:3; Psalms 91:2; Psalms 144:2
11. Proverbs 29:25
12. Proverbs 10:15
13. Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 16:18; Proverbs 29:23
14. Proverbs 15:33