18Proverbs 18

1An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.Select Proverbs 18:1

2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.Select Proverbs 18:2

3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.Select Proverbs 18:3

4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.Select Proverbs 18:4

5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.Select Proverbs 18:5

6A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.Select Proverbs 18:6

7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.Select Proverbs 18:7

8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.Select Proverbs 18:8

9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.Select Proverbs 18:9

10Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.Select Proverbs 18:10

11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.Select Proverbs 18:11

12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.Select Proverbs 18:12

13He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.Select Proverbs 18:13

14A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?Select Proverbs 18:14

15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.Select Proverbs 18:15

16A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.Select Proverbs 18:16

17He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.Select Proverbs 18:17

18The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.Select Proverbs 18:18

19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.Select Proverbs 18:19

20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.Select Proverbs 18:20

21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.Select Proverbs 18:21

22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.Select Proverbs 18:22

23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.Select Proverbs 18:23

24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.Select Proverbs 18:24