Proverbs:18

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ylt @Proverbs:18:1 @For [an object of ] desire he who is separated doth seek , With all wisdom he intermeddleth . ylt @Proverbs:18:2 @A fool delighteth not in understanding , But -- in uncovering his heart . ylt @Proverbs:18:3 @With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt , And with shame -- reproach . ylt @Proverbs:18:4 @Deep waters [are ] the words of a man 's mouth , The fountain of wisdom [is ] a flowing brook . ylt @Proverbs:18:5 @Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is ] not good , To turn aside the righteous in judgment . ylt @Proverbs:18:6 @The lips of a fool enter into strife , And his mouth for stripes calleth . ylt @Proverbs:18:7 @The mouth of a fool [is ] ruin to him , And his lips [are ] the snare of his soul . ylt @Proverbs:18:8 @The words of a tale-bearer [are ] as self-inflicted wounds , And they have gone down [to ] the inner parts of the heart . ylt @Proverbs:18:9 @He also that is remiss in his work , A brother he [is ] to a destroyer . ylt @Proverbs:18:10 @A tower of strength [is ] the name of Jehovah , Into it the righteous runneth , and is set on high . ylt @Proverbs:18:11 @The wealth of the rich [is ] the city of his strength , And as a wall set on high in his own imagination . ylt @Proverbs:18:12 @Before destruction the heart of man is high , And before honour [is ] humility . ylt @Proverbs:18:13 @Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth , Folly it is to him and shame . ylt @Proverbs:18:14 @The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness , And a smitten spirit who doth bear ? ylt @Proverbs:18:15 @The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge , And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge . ylt @Proverbs:18:16 @The gift of a man maketh room for him , And before the great it leadeth him . ylt @Proverbs:18:17 @Righteous [is ] the first in his own cause , His neighbour cometh and hath searched him . ylt @Proverbs:18:18 @The lot causeth contentions to cease , And between the mighty it separateth . ylt @Proverbs:18:19 @A brother transgressed against is as a strong city , And contentions as the bar of a palace . ylt @Proverbs:18:20 @From the fruit of a man 's mouth is his belly satisfied , [From the ] increase of his lips he is satisfied . ylt @Proverbs:18:21 @Death and life [are ] in the power of the tongue , And those loving it eat its fruit . ylt @Proverbs:18:22 @[Whoso ] hath found a wife hath found good , And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah . ylt @Proverbs:18:23 @[With ] supplications doth the poor speak , And the rich answereth fierce things . ylt @Proverbs:18:24 @A man with friends [is ] to show himself friendly , And there is a lover adhering more than a brother !

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