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Proverbs 18

The Message Bible MSG

1 Loners who care only for themselves spit on the common good.

2 Fools care nothing for thoughtful discourse; all they do is run off at the mouth.

3 When wickedness arrives, shame's not far behind; contempt for life is contemptible.

4 Many words rush along like rivers in flood, but deep wisdom flows up from artesian springs.

5 It's not right to go easy on the guilty, or come down hard on the innocent.

6 The words of a fool start fights; do him a favor and gag him.

7 Fools are undone by their big mouths; their souls are crushed by their words.

8 Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you really want junk like that in your belly?

9 Slack habits and sloppy work are as bad as vandalism.

10 God's name is a place of protection - good people can run there and be safe.

11 The rich think their wealth protects them; they imagine themselves safe behind it.

12 Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor.

13 Answering before listening is both stupid and rude.

14 A healthy spirit conquers adversity, but what can you do when the spirit is crushed?

15 Wise men and women are always learning, always listening for fresh insights.

16 A gift gets attention; it buys the attention of eminent people.

17 The first speech in a court case is always convincing - until the cross-examination starts!

18 You may have to draw straws when faced with a tough decision.

19 Do a favor and win a friend forever; nothing can untie that bond.

20 Words satisfy the mind as much as fruit does the stomach; good talk is as gratifying as a good harvest.

21 Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit - you choose.

22 Find a good spouse, you find a good life - and even more: the favor of God!

23 The poor speak in soft supplications; the rich bark out answers.

24 Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.

The Latin Vulgate VUL

1 occasiones quaerit qui vult recedere ab amico omni tempore erit exprobrabilis

2 non recipit stultus verba prudentiae nisi ea dixeris quae versantur in corde eius

3 impius cum in profundum venerit peccatorum contemnit sed sequitur eum ignominia et obprobrium

4 aqua profunda verba ex ore viri et torrens redundans fons sapientiae

5 accipere personam impii non est bonum ut declines a veritate iudicii

6 labia stulti inmiscunt se rixis et os eius iurgia provocat

7 os stulti contritio eius et labia illius ruina animae eius

8 verba bilinguis quasi simplicia et ipsa perveniunt usque ad interiora ventris

9 qui mollis et dissolutus est in opere suo frater est sua opera dissipantis

10 turris fortissima nomen Domini ad ipsum currit iustus et exaltabitur

11 substantia divitis urbs roboris eius et quasi murus validus circumdans eum

12 antequam conteratur exaltatur cor hominis et antequam glorificetur humiliatur

13 qui prius respondit quam audiat stultum se esse demonstrat et confusione dignum

14 spiritus viri sustentat inbecillitatem suam spiritum vero ad irascendum facilem quis poterit sustinere

15 cor prudens possidebit scientiam et auris sapientium quaerit doctrinam

16 donum hominis dilatat viam eius et ante principes spatium ei facit

17 iustus prior est accusator sui venit amicus eius et investigavit eum

18 contradictiones conprimit sors et inter potentes quoque diiudicat

19 frater qui adiuvatur a fratre quasi civitas firma et iudicia quasi vectes urbium

20 de fructu oris viri replebitur venter eius et genimina labiorum illius saturabunt eum

21 mors et vita in manu linguae qui diligunt eam comedent fructus eius

22 qui invenit mulierem invenit bonum et hauriet iucunditatem a Domino

23 cum obsecrationibus loquetur pauper et dives effabitur rigide

24 vir amicalis ad societatem magis amicus erit quam frater