Proverbs 18:1-10

1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.
3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
6 The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
10 The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

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Cross References 11

  • 1. S Proverbs 12:23
  • 2. S Psalms 18:16
  • 3. Leviticus 19:15; Proverbs 24:23-25; Proverbs 28:21
  • 4. S Psalms 82:2; S Proverbs 17:15
  • 5. S Proverbs 10:14
  • 6. Psalms 140:9
  • 7. S Psalms 64:8; S Proverbs 10:14; S Proverbs 12:13; S Proverbs 13:3; Ecclesiastes 10:12
  • 8. Proverbs 26:22
  • 9. Proverbs 28:24
  • 10. 2 Samuel 22:3; S Psalms 61:3
  • 11. S Psalms 20:1; Proverbs 14:26
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