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

Proverbs 18:2-12

2 Fools care nothing for thoughtful discourse; all they do is run off at the mouth.

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

3 When wickedness arrives, shame's not far behind; contempt for life is contemptible.

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

4 Many words rush along like rivers in flood, but deep wisdom flows up from artesian springs.

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

5 It's not right to go easy on the guilty, or come down hard on the innocent.

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

6 The words of a fool start fights; do him a favor and gag him.

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

7 Fools are undone by their big mouths; their souls are crushed by their words.

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

8 Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you really want junk like that in your belly?

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

9 Slack habits and sloppy work are as bad as vandalism.

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

10 God's name is a place of protection - good people can run there and be safe.

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

11 The rich think their wealth protects them; they imagine themselves safe behind it.

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

12 Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor.

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