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Proverbs 18:1-9
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Proverbs 18:1-9
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1
The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, showing contempt for all who have sound judgment.
2
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion.
3
When wickedness comes, contempt comes also; and with dishonor comes disgrace.
4
The words of the mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
5
It is not right to be partial to the guilty, or to subvert the innocent in judgment.
6
A fool's lips bring strife, and a fool's mouth invites a flogging.
7
The mouths of fools are their ruin, and their lips a snare to themselves.
8
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
9
One who is slack in work is close kin to a vandal.
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[a].
Meaning of Heb uncertain
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.