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. 18:1 [Jude 19]
• 2. 18:2 ch. 13:16; [Eccles. 10:3]
• 3. 18:4 ch. 20:5
• 4. 18:5 ch. 24:23; 28:21; Lev. 19:15; Deut. 1:17; Ps. 82:2
• 5. 18:5 See ch. 17:15
• 6. 18:6 See ch. 19:29
• 7. 18:7 ch. 10:14; 12:13; 13:3; Ps. 64:8; 140:9; Eccles. 10:12

Footnotes

• [a] 18:5 Hebrew 'to lift the face of'