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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 18
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Proverbs 18:1
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An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Proverbs 18:2
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Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.(a)
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Proverbs 18:3
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When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.
Proverbs 18:4
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The words of the mouth are deep waters,(b) but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
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Proverbs 18:5
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It is not good to be partial to the wicked(c) and so deprive the innocent of justice.(d)
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Proverbs 18:6
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The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.(e)
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Proverbs 18:7
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The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare(f) to their very lives.(g)
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Proverbs 18:8
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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.(h)
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Proverbs 18:9
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One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.(i)
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Proverbs 18:10
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The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(j) the righteous run to it and are safe.(k)
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Proverbs 18:11
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The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(l) they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
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Proverbs 18:12
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Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.(m)
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Proverbs 18:13
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To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.(n)
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Proverbs 18:14
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The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?(o)
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Proverbs 18:15
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The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(p) for the ears of the wise seek it out.
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Proverbs 18:16
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A gift(q) opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
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Proverbs 18:17
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In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
Proverbs 18:18
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Casting the lot settles disputes(r) and keeps strong opponents apart.
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Proverbs 18:19
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A brother wronged(s) is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
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Proverbs 18:20
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From the fruit of their mouth a person's stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(t)
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Proverbs 18:21
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The tongue has the power of life and death,(u) and those who love it will eat its fruit.(v)
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Proverbs 18:22
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He who finds a wife finds what is good(w) and receives favor from the Lord .(x)
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Proverbs 18:23
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The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18:24
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One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(y)
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