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Proverbs 18:2-12

2 A foolish person doesn't want to understand. He takes delight in saying only what he thinks.

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

3 People hate it when evil comes. And they refuse to honor those who bring shame.

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

4 The words of a person's mouth are like deep water. But the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

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

5 It isn't good to favor those who do wrong. And it isn't good to hold back what is fair from those who aren't guilty.

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

6 What a foolish person says leads to arguing. He is just asking for a beating.

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

7 The words of a foolish person drag him down. He is trapped by what he says.

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

8 The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.

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

9 Anyone who doesn't want to work is like someone who destroys.

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

10 The name of the LORD is like a strong tower. Godly people run to it and are safe.

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

11 The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe. They think of it as a city with walls that can't be climbed.

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

12 If a man's heart is proud, he will be destroyed. So don't be proud if you want to be honored.

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