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Proverbs 18:5-15

5 It isn't good to favor those who do wrong. And it isn't good to hold back what is fair from those who aren't guilty.

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

6 What a foolish person says leads to arguing. He is just asking for a beating.

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

7 The words of a foolish person drag him down. He is trapped by what he says.

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

8 The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.

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

9 Anyone who doesn't want to work is like someone who destroys.

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

10 The name of the LORD is like a strong tower. Godly people run to it and are safe.

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

11 The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe. They think of it as a city with walls that can't be climbed.

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

12 If a man's heart is proud, he will be destroyed. So don't be proud if you want to be honored.

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

13 To answer before listening is foolish and shameful.

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

14 A man's cheerful heart gives him strength when he is sick. You can't keep going if you have a broken spirit.

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

15 Those whose hearts understand what is right get knowledge. The ears of those who are wise listen for it.

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