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

Proverbs 18:2-12

2 Fools do not want to understand anything. They only want to tell others what they think.

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

3 Do something evil, and people won't like you. Do something shameful, and they will make fun of you.

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

4 Spoken words can be like deep water, but 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 is not good to honor the wicked or to be unfair to the innocent.

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

6 The words of fools start quarrels. They make people want to beat them.

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

7 The words of fools will ruin them; their own words will trap them.

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 like tasty bits of food. People like to gobble them up.

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

9 A person who doesn't work hard is just like someone who destroys things.

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

10 The Lord is like a strong tower; those who do right can run to him for safety.

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

11 Rich people trust their wealth to protect them. They think it is like the high walls of a city.

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

12 Proud people will be ruined, but the humble will be honored.

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