Proverbs 18:2; Proverbs 18:15; Proverbs 18:24; Proverbs 18:3-7; Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 18:6-11; Proverbs 18:5

Proverbs 18:2

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

Proverbs 18:15

15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.

Proverbs 18:24

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:3-7

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.

Proverbs 18:7

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

Proverbs 18:6-11

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.

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

Proverbs 18:5

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