Proverbs 18:5-15

5 To ¹show partiality * to the wicked is not good, Nor to ²thrust aside the righteous in judgment.

6 A fool's lips bring strife, And his mouth calls for ³blows.

7 A ⁴fool'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 ⁵slack in his work ⁶Is brother to him who destroys.

10 The ⁷name of the LORD is a ⁸strong tower; The righteous runs into it and ⁹is safe.

11 A ¹⁰rich man's wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.

12 ¹¹Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But ¹²humility goes before honor.

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

14 The ¹⁴spirit of a man can endure his sickness, But as for a ¹⁵broken spirit who can bear it?

15 The ¹⁶mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ¹⁷ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Images for Proverbs 18:5-15

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