Proverbs 18:1-7

1 Whoever ¹isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only ²in expressing his opinion.

3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace.

4 The words of a man's mouth are ³deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

5 It is not good to ⁴be partial to^[a] the wicked or to ⁵deprive the righteous of justice.

6 A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites ⁶a beating.

7 ⁷A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Cross References

• 1. [Jude 19]
• 2. Proverbs 13:16; [Ecclesiastes 10:3]
• 3. Proverbs 20:5
• 4. Proverbs 24:23; Proverbs 28:21; Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17; Psalms 82:2
• 5. See Proverbs 17:15
• 6. See Proverbs 19:29
• 7. Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:3; Psalms 64:8; Psalms 140:9; Ecclesiastes 10:12

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew to lift the face of