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Proverbs 18

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1 People who do not get along with others are interested only in themselves; they will disagree with what everyone else knows is right.
1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2 A fool does not care whether he understands a thing or not; all he wants to do is show how smart he is.
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.
3 Sin and shame go together. Lose your honor, and you will get scorn in its place.
3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.
4 A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
5 It is not right to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from receiving justice.
5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
6 When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.
6 The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
7 When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.
7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8 Gossip is so tasty - how we love to swallow it!
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
9 A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
10 The Lord is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe.
10 The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
11 Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong walls around a city.
11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12 No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.
12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
13 Listen before you answer. If you don't, you are being stupid and insulting.
13 To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.
14 Your will to live can sustain you when you are sick, but if you lose it, your last hope is gone.
14 The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?
15 Intelligent people are always eager and ready to learn.
15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16 Do you want to meet an important person? Take a gift and it will be easy.
16 A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
17 The first person to speak in court always seems right until his opponent begins to question him.
17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
18 If two powerful people are opposing each other in court, casting lots can settle the issue.
18 Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart.
19 Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall, but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.
19 A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
20 You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say.
20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
21 What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.
21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the Lord is good to you.
22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.
23 When the poor speak, they have to be polite, but when the rich answer, they are rude.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
24 Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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