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Proverbs 18

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1

He who separatesh6504 himself seeksh1245 his own desireh8378, He  1 aquarrelsh1566 against allh3605 soundh8454 wisdomh8454.

2

A foolh3684 does not delighth2654a in understandingh8394, But onlyh518  ain revealingh1540 his own  1mindh3820.

3

When a wickedh7563 manh7563 comesh935, contempth937 alsoh1571 comesh935, And with dishonorh7036 comes scornh2781.

4

The wordsh1697 of a man'sh376 mouthh6310 are  adeeph6013 watersh4325;  1The fountainh4726 of wisdomh2451 is a bubblingh5042 brookh5158a.

5

To  ashowh5375 partialityh5375h6440 to the wickedh7563 is not goodh2896a, Nor to  bthrusth5186 asideh5186 the righteoush6662 in judgmenth4941.

6

A fool'sh3684 lipsh8193  1bringh935 strifeh7379, And his mouthh6310 callsh7121 for  ablowsh4112.

7

A  afool'sh3684 mouthh6310 is his ruinh4288, And his lipsh8193 are the snareh4170 of his soulh5315.

8

The wordsh1697 of a whispererh7279 are like daintyh3859 morselsh3859, And they goh3381 downh3381 into the  1innermosth2315 partsh2315 of the bodyh990.

9

He alsoh1571 who is  aslackh7503 in his workh4399  bIs brotherh251 to him who destroysh7843.

10

The  anameh8034 of the LORDh3068 is a  bstrongh5797 towerh4026; The righteoush6662 runsh7323 into it and  cis  1safeh7682.

11

A  arichh6223 man'sh6223 wealthh1952 is his strongh5797 cityh7151, And like a highh7682 wallh2346 in his own imaginationh4906.

12

 aBeforeh6440 destructionh7667 the hearth3820 of manh376 is haughtyh1361b, But  bhumilityh6038 goes beforeh6440 honorh3519b.

13

He who  agivesh7725 an answerh1697 beforeh2962 he hearsh8085, It is follyh200 and shameh3639 to him.

14

The  aspirith7307 of a manh376 can endureh3557 his sicknessh4245b, But as for a  bbrokenh5218b spirith7307 whoh4310 can bearh5375 it?

15

The  1 amindh3820 of the prudenth995 acquiresh7069 knowledgeh1847, And the  bearh241 of the wiseh2450 seeksh1245 knowledgeh1847.

16

A man'sh120  agifth4976 makesh7337 roomh7337 for him And bringsh5148 him beforeh6440 greath1419 menh1419.

17

The firsth7223  1to pleadh7379 his caseh7379 seems righth6662, Until  2anotherh7453 comesh935 and examinesh2713 him.

18

The cast  aloth1486 putsh7673a an endh7673a to strifeh4066 And  1decidesh6504 betweenh996 the mightyh6099 ones.

19

A brotherh251 offendedh6586 is harder to be won thanh4480 a strongh5797 cityh7151, And contentionsh4066 are like the barsh1280 of a citadelh759.

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With the  1 afruith6529 of a man'sh376 mouthh6310 his stomachh990 will be satisfiedh7646;  bHe will be satisfiedh7646 with the producth8393 of his lipsh8193.

21

 aDeathh4194 and lifeh2425b are in the  1powerh3027 of the tongueh3956, And those who loveh157 it will eath398 its  bfruith6529.

22

He who findsh4672 a  awifeh802 findsh4672 a goodh2896b thingh2896b And  bobtainsh6329 favorh7522 from the LORDh3068.

23

The  apoorh7326 manh7326 uttersh1696 supplicationsh8469, But the  brichh6223 manh6223  canswersh6030a roughlyh5794.

24

A manh376 of too many friendsh7453 comes to  1ruinh7489b, But thereh3426 is  aa  2friendh157 whoh1695 sticksh1695 closerh1692 thanh4480 a brotherh251.



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