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

Proverbs 18:2-12

2 A fool does not find joy in understanding but only in expressing his own opinion.

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

3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and insult comes along with disgrace.

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

4 The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.

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 toward a wicked person, thereby depriving an innocent person of justice.

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

6 By talking, a fool gets into an argument, and his mouth invites 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 lips are a trap to his soul.

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

8 The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily, and they go down into a person's innermost being.

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

9 Whoever is lazy in his work is related to a vandal.

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

10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to it and is safe.

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

11 A rich person's wealth is his strong city and is like a high wall in his imagination.

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

12 Before destruction a person's heart is arrogant, but humility comes before honor.

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