18Proverbs 18

1He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.Select Proverbs 18:1

2A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.Select Proverbs 18:2

3The wicked man, when he is come into the depths of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.Select Proverbs 18:3

4Words from the mouth of a man are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.Select Proverbs 18:4

5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.Select Proverbs 18:5

6The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.Select Proverbs 18:6

7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.Select Proverbs 18:7

8The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.Select Proverbs 18:8

9He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.Select Proverbs 18:9

10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.Select Proverbs 18:10

11The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.Select Proverbs 18:11

12Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.Select Proverbs 18:12

13He that answereth before he heareth, sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.Select Proverbs 18:13

14The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?Select Proverbs 18:14

15A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.Select Proverbs 18:15

16A man's gift enlargeth his way, and maketh him room before princes.Select Proverbs 18:16

17The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.Select Proverbs 18:17

18The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.Select Proverbs 18:18

19A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.Select Proverbs 18:19

20Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.Select Proverbs 18:20

21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.Select Proverbs 18:21

22He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.Select Proverbs 18:22

23The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.Select Proverbs 18:23

24A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.Select Proverbs 18:24