18Proverbs 18

1People who do not get along with others are interested only in themselves; they will disagree with what everyone else knows is right.Select Proverbs 18:1

2A fool does not care whether he understands a thing or not; all he wants to do is show how smart he is.Select Proverbs 18:2

3Sin and shame go together. Lose your honor, and you will get scorn in its place.Select Proverbs 18:3

4A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.Select Proverbs 18:4

5It is not right to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from receiving justice.Select Proverbs 18:5

6When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.Select Proverbs 18:6

7When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.Select Proverbs 18:7

8Gossip is so tasty—how we love to swallow it!Select Proverbs 18:8

9A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.Select Proverbs 18:9

10The Lord is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe.Select Proverbs 18:10

11Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong walls around a city.Select Proverbs 18:11

12No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.Select Proverbs 18:12

13Listen before you answer. If you don't, you are being stupid and insulting.Select Proverbs 18:13

14Your will to live can sustain you when you are sick, but if you lose it, your last hope is gone.Select Proverbs 18:14

15Intelligent people are always eager and ready to learn.Select Proverbs 18:15

16Do you want to meet an important person? Take a gift and it will be easy.Select Proverbs 18:16

17The first person to speak in court always seems right until his opponent begins to question him.Select Proverbs 18:17

18If two powerful people are opposing each other in court, casting lots can settle the issue.Select Proverbs 18:18

19Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall, but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.Select Proverbs 18:19

20You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say.Select Proverbs 18:20

21What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.Select Proverbs 18:21

22Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the Lord is good to you.Select Proverbs 18:22

23When the poor speak, they have to be polite, but when the rich answer, they are rude.Select Proverbs 18:23

24Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.Select Proverbs 18:24