Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 18:5-15"

Proverbs 18:5-15

5 Favoring the wicked isn't good; it denies justice to the righteous.

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

6 The lips of fools make accusations; their mouths elicit beatings.

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

7 The mouth of fools is their ruin; their lips are a trap for their lives.

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

8 The words of gossips are like choice snacks; they go down to the inmost parts.

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

9 Those who are lazy in their work are brothers to thugs.

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

10 The LORD's name is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and find refuge.

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

11 The riches of the wealthy are a strong city and like a high wall in their imagination.

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

12 Pride comes before a disaster, but humility comes before respect.

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

13 Those who answer before they listen are foolish and disgraceful.

13 To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.

14 The human spirit sustains a sick person, but who can bear a broken spirit?

14 The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

15 An understanding mind gains knowledge; the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.