Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 18:2-12"

Proverbs 18:2-12

2 A fool takes no pleasure in trying to understand; he only wants to express his own opinion.

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

3 When a wicked person comes, contempt comes too, and with disdain, provocation.

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

4 The words of a man's mouth are deep water, a gushing torrent, a fountain of wisdom.

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

5 It is not good to be partial to the guilty and thus deprive the innocent of justice.

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

6 A fool's words get him into fights; yes, his mouth calls out for a beating.

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

7 A fool's mouth is his ruin; his words are a trap for him.

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

8 A slanderer's words are tasty morsels; they slide right down into the belly.

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

9 Whoever is lazy in doing his work is brother to the destroyer.

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

10 The name of ADONAI is a strong tower; a righteous person runs to it and is raised high [above danger].

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

11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city, like a high wall, in his own imagination.

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

12 Before being ruined, a person's heart is proud; before being honored, a person must be humble.

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