Proverbs 18:9-Proverbs 19:12 - How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
9 He is lazy in his work. His brother destroys.
10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower. The righteous runs into it for protection.
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. It is his high wall of vanity.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is prideful. Humility comes before honor and glory.
13 It is foolishness and shame to answer a matter before you hear it.
14 The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness. So who can tolerate a wounded spirit?
15 The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge. The ear of the wise one searches for knowledge.
16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
17 The first to present his cause seems right. But another comes and examines him.
18 The cast lot causes contentions to cease and decides between the mighty ones.
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city. Their arguments are like the bars of a castle.
20 A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth. He will be filled with the produce from his lips.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Those who love it will eat the fruit.
22 The man who finds a wife finds a good thing. He obtains favor from Jehovah.
23 The poor man requests and the rich man answers out of greed.
24 A man with friends must be friendly! A friend sticks closer than a brother.
1 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2 It is not good to be a person without knowledge. He who hurries often misses the way.
3 Man ruins his life by his own foolishness. His heart chafes with anger against Jehovah.
4 Wealth makes many friends but poverty drives them away.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished. The liar will not escape.
6 Many ask favors of the prince. Every man is a friend of a person who gives gifts.
7 The brothers of the poor hate him. His friends leave him. He pursues them with words but they do not listen!
8 He who acquires wisdom loves life. He who guards understanding finds good.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished and the liar will perish.
10 Delight is not the custom of a fool much less for a servant to rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man defers anger. It is his glory to overlook a transgression.
12 The king's anger is like the roaring of a lion but his favor is like dew upon the grass.