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Proverbs 18:1-8

1 He who is selfish seeks a craving; against all sound judgment he shows contempt.

1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

2 A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.

2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.

3 With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also, and with dishonor, disgrace.

3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.

4 Deep waters [are] words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream [is] a fountain of wisdom.

4 The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

5 Being partial [to] faces of evil [is] not good, [nor] to subvert the righteous at the judgment.

5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.

6 The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.

6 The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.

7 The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, and his lips [are] a snare to his soul.

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

8 The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.

8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.