Proverbs 18:10-20

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.

12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

13 To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.

14 The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

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

16 A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

18 Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart.

19 A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Samuel 22:3; S Psalms 61:3
• 2. S Psalms 20:1; Proverbs 14:26
• 3. Proverbs 10:15
• 4. S Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 15:33; S Proverbs 16:18
• 5. Proverbs 20:25; John 7:51
• 6. S Proverbs 15:13; S Proverbs 17:22
• 7. S Proverbs 15:14
• 8. S Genesis 32:13; S 1 Samuel 10:4; Proverbs 19:6; Genesis 32:20
• 9. S Proverbs 16:33
• 10. S 1 Samuel 17:28
• 11. S Proverbs 12:14