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Proverbs 18:2-12

2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing their opinion.

2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.

3 When the wicked arrive, so does contempt; with shame comes insult.

3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.

4 The words of a person's mouth are deep waters, a bubbling stream, a fountain of wisdom.

4 The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

5 Favoring the wicked isn't good; it denies justice to the righteous.

5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.

6 The lips of fools make accusations; their mouths elicit beatings.

6 The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.

7 The mouth of fools is their ruin; their lips are a trap for their lives.

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

8 The words of gossips are like choice snacks; they go down to the inmost parts.

8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

9 Those who are lazy in their work are brothers to thugs.

9 One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

10 The LORD's name is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and find refuge.

10 The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

11 The riches of the wealthy are a strong city and like a high wall in their imagination.

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

12 Pride comes before a disaster, but humility comes before respect.

12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.