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Proverbs - ch 18 v 1 - 20
- An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
- A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
- When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
- The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
- To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
- A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
- A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
- One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
- The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
- The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
- Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
- He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
- A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
- The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
- A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
- He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
- The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
- A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
- A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
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