Proverbs 18

18An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.H8378H6504H1245H1566H84542Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.H3684H2654H8394H3820H15403When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.H7563H935H935H937H7036H27814The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.H1697H376H6310H6013H4325H4726H2451H5042H51585It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.H2896H5375H6440H7563H5186H6662H49416The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.H3684H8193H935H7379H6310H7121H41127The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.H3684H6310H4288H8193H4170H53158The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.H1697H5372H3859H3381H2315H9909One who is slack in his work is a close relative of one who destroys.H7503H4399H251H1167H784310The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.H8034H3068H5797H4026H6662H7323H768211The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.H6223H1952H5797H7151H7682H2346H490612Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.H6440H7667H3820H376H1361H6440H3519H603813To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.H7725H1697H8085H200H363914The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?H7307H376H3557H4245H5218H7307H537515The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.H3820H995H7069H1847H241H2450H1245H184716A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.H120H4976H7337H5148H6440H141917In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and crossexamines.H7223H7379H6662H7453H935H935H271318Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart.H1486H4079H7673H6504H609919A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.H251H6586H5797H7151H4079H4066H1280H75920From the fruit of their mouths people's stomachs are filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.H376H990H7646H6529H6310H8393H8193H764621The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.H4194H2416H3027H3956H157H398H652922He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.H4672H802H4672H2896H6329H7522H306823The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.H7326H1696H8469H6223H6030H579424One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.H376H7453H7489H3426H157H1695H251