Proverbs 18:1WEB
A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
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Proverbs 18:1WEB
A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
Proverbs 18:2WEB
A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
Proverbs 18:3WEB
When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
Proverbs 18:4WEB
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:5WEB
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
Proverbs 18:6WEB
A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
Proverbs 18:7WEB
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 18:8WEB
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
Proverbs 18:9WEB
One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
Proverbs 18:10WEB
Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 18:11WEB
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:12WEB
Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
Proverbs 18:13WEB
He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
Proverbs 18:14WEB
A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
Proverbs 18:15WEB
The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:16WEB
A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
Proverbs 18:17WEB
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
Proverbs 18:18WEB
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
Proverbs 18:19WEB
A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
Proverbs 18:20WEB
A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
Proverbs 18:21WEB
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:22WEB
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 18:23WEB
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18:24WEB
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.