Proverbs - Chapter 18 | Good News Translation

  • 1. People who do not get along with others are interested only in themselves; they will disagree with what everyone else knows is right.
  • 2. A fool does not care whether he understands a thing or not; all he wants to do is show how smart he is.
  • 3. Sin and shame go together. Lose your honor, and you will get scorn in its place.
  • 4. A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.
  • 5. It is not right to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from receiving justice.
  • 6. When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.
  • 7. When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.
  • 8. Gossip is so tasty---how we love to swallow it!
  • 9. A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.
  • 10. The LORD is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe.
  • 11. Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong walls around a city.
  • 12. No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.
  • 13. Listen before you answer. If you don't, you are being stupid and insulting.
  • 14. Your will to live can sustain you when you are sick, but if you lose it, your last hope is gone.
  • 15. Intelligent people are always eager and ready to learn.
  • 16. Do you want to meet an important person? Take a gift and it will be easy.
  • 17. The first person to speak in court always seems right until his opponent begins to question him.
  • 18. If two powerful people are opposing each other in court, casting lots can settle the issue.
  • 19. Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall, but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.
  • 20. You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say.
  • 21. What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.
  • 22. Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the LORD is good to you.
  • 23. When the poor speak, they have to be polite, but when the rich answer, they are rude.
  • 24. Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.
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