Thematic Bible
Proverbs 18:1 (show verse)
An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
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Proverbs 18:2 (show verse)
A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
Proverbs 18:3 (show verse)
When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
Proverbs 18:4 (show verse)
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:5 (show verse)
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
Proverbs 18:6 (show verse)
A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
Proverbs 18:7 (show verse)
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 18:8 (show verse)
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
Proverbs 18:9 (show verse)
One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
Proverbs 18:10 (show verse)
The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
Proverbs 18:11 (show verse)
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:12 (show verse)
Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
Proverbs 18:13 (show verse)
He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
Proverbs 18:14 (show verse)
A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
Proverbs 18:15 (show verse)
The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:16 (show verse)
A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
Proverbs 18:17 (show verse)
He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
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Proverbs 18:18 (show verse)
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
Proverbs 18:19 (show verse)
A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:20 (show verse)
A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
Proverbs 18:21 (show verse)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:22 (show verse)
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
Proverbs 18:23 (show verse)
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18:24 (show verse)
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.