Proverbs 18
Reading Proverbs chapter 18 in the Young's Literal Translation, public-domain text from 1898.
Verses 1–10
1 For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.
2 A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.
3 With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame--reproach.
4 Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
5 Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.
9 He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer.
10 A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.
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