Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
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When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes scorn.
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8 And with dishonor comes scorn.
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the (e)innermost parts of the body.
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19 And they go down into the (e)innermost parts of the body.
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
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And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
Footnotes:
a.
Proverbs 18:1: ['Lit ', breaks out]
b.
Proverbs 18:2: ['Lit ', heart]
c.
Proverbs 18:4: ['Or ', A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom]
d.
Proverbs 18:6: ['Lit ', come with]
e.
Proverbs 18:8: ['Lit ', chambers of the belly]
f.
Proverbs 18:10: ['Lit ', set on high]
g.
Proverbs 18:15: ['Lit ', heart]
h.
Proverbs 18:17: ['Lit ', in his plea]
i.
Proverbs 18:17: ['Lit ', his neighbor]
j.
Proverbs 18:18: ['Lit ', makes a division]
k.
Proverbs 18:20: ['I.e. speech']
l.
Proverbs 18:21: ['Lit ', hand]
m.
Proverbs 18:24: ['Lit ', be broken in pieces]
n.
Proverbs 18:24: ['Or ', lover]
Cross references:
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Proverbs 18:5:
Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19; Psalm 82:2; Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 24:23; Proverbs 28:21