Proverbs 18:3-13

3 When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, And with dishonor comes scorn.

4 The words of a man's mouth are ¹deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

5 To ²show partiality * to the wicked is not good, Nor to ³thrust aside the righteous in judgment.

6 A fool's lips bring strife, And his mouth calls for ⁴blows.

7 A ⁵fool'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 ⁶slack in his work ⁷Is brother to him who destroys.

10 The ⁸name of the LORD is a ⁹strong tower; The righteous runs into it and ¹⁰is safe.

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

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

13 He who ¹⁴gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him.

Images for Proverbs 18:3-13

1. Proverbs 20:5
2. Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19; Psalms 82:2; Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 24:23; Proverbs 28:21
3. Exodus 23:2, 6; Proverbs 17:26; Proverbs 31:5; Micah 3:9
4. Proverbs 19:29
5. Psalms 64:8; Psalms 140:9; Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:3; Ecclesiastes 10:12
6. Proverbs 10:4
7. Proverbs 28:24
8. Exodus 3:15
9. 2 Sam 22:2, 3, 33; Psalms 18:2; Psalms 61:3; Psalms 91:2; Psalms 144:2
10. Proverbs 29:25
11. Proverbs 10:15
12. Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 16:18; Proverbs 29:23
13. Proverbs 15:33
14. Proverbs 20:25; John 7:51