Proverbs 18:7-17

7 ¹A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

8 ²The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into ³the inner parts of the body.

9 Whoever is slack in his work is a ⁴brother to him who destroys.

10 ⁵The name of the LORD is ⁶a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and ⁷is safe.

11 ⁸A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.

12 ⁹Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but ¹⁰humility comes before honor.

13 If one gives an answer ¹¹before he hears, it is his folly and shame.

14 A man's spirit will endure sickness, but ¹²a crushed spirit who can bear?

15 An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

16 A man's ¹³gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.

17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:3; Psalms 64:8; Psalms 140:9; Ecclesiastes 10:12
• 2. Proverbs 26:22; [Proverbs 16:28]
• 3. Proverbs 20:27
• 4. [Proverbs 28:24]
• 5. See Exodus 34:5-7
• 6. Psalms 61:3; [Psalms 18:2]; See 2 Samuel 22:3
• 7. [Psalms 20:1]
• 8. See Proverbs 10:15
• 9. See Proverbs 11:2
• 10. Proverbs 15:33
• 11. [John 7:51]
• 12. Proverbs 15:13
• 13. [Genesis 32:20; 1 Samuel 25:27]; See Proverbs 17:8