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Proverbs 18 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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Pro 18:1 -

He who separates^H6504 himself seeks^H1245 his own desire^H8378,

He breaks^H1566 out^H1566 in dispute against all^H3605 sound^H8454 wisdom^H8454.

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A fool^H3684 does not delight^H2654 in discernment^H8394,

But only^H518 in revealing^H1540 his own heart^H3820.

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Pro 18:3 -

When a wicked^H7563 man^H7563 comes^H935, despising^H937 also^H1571 comes^H935,

And with disgrace^H7036 comes reproach^H2781.

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Pro 18:4 -

The words^H1697 of a man’s^H376 mouth^H6310 are deep^H6013 waters^H4325;

[fn]The fountain^H4726 of wisdom^H2451 is a flowing^H5042 brook^H5158.

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Pro 18:5 -

To show^H5375 partiality^H5375^H6440 to the wicked^H7563 is not good^H2896,

Nor to thrust^H5186 aside^H5186 the righteous^H6662 in judgment^H4941.

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Pro 18:6 -

A fool’s^H3684 lips^H8193 come^H935 with strife^H7379,

And his mouth^H6310 calls^H7121 for beatings^H4112.

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A fool’s^H3684 mouth^H6310 is his ruin^H4288,

And his lips^H8193 are the snare^H4170 of his soul^H5315.

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The words^H1697 of a whisperer^H7279 are like dainty^H3859 morsels^H3859,

And they go^H3381 down^H3381 into the [fn]innermost^H2315 parts^H2315 of the stomach^H990.

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He also^H1571 who is slack^H7503 in his work^H4399

Is brother^H251 to him who destroys^H7843.

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The name^H8034 of Yahweh^H3068 is a strong^H5797 tower^H4026;

The righteous^H6662 runs^H7323 into it and is^H7682 set^H7682 securely^H7682 on^H7682 high^H7682.

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A rich^H6223 man’s^H6223 wealth^H1952 is his strong^H5797 city^H7151,

And like a high^H7682 wall^H2346 in his own delusion^H4906.

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Before^H6440 destruction^H7667 the heart^H3820 of man^H376 is^H1361 haughty^H1361,

But humility^H6038 goes before^H6440 glory^H3519.

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Pro 18:13 -

He who responds^H7725 with^H7725 a word^H1697 before^H2962 he hears^H8085,

It is folly^H200 and shame^H3639 to him.

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The spirit^H7307 of a man^H376 can endure^H3557 his sickness^H4245,

But as for a broken^H5218 spirit^H7307, who^H4310 can bear^H5375 it?

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Pro 18:15 -

The heart^H3820 of the understanding^H995 acquires^H7069 knowledge^H1847,

And the ear^H241 of the wise^H2450 seeks^H1245 knowledge^H1847.

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Pro 18:16 -

A man’s^H120 gift^H4976 makes^H7337 room^H7337 for him

And leads^H5148 him into the presence^H6440 of great^H1419 men^H1419.

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Pro 18:17 -

The first^H7223 [fn]to plead^H7379 his case^H7379 seems right^H6662,

Until [fn]another^H7453 comes^H935 and examines^H2713 him.

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The cast lot^H1486 puts^H7673 an^H7673 end^H7673 to^H7673 contentions^H4066

And [fn]decides^H6504 between^H996 the mighty^H6099 ones.

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A brother^H251 offended^H6586 is harder to win over than^H4480 a strong^H5797 city^H7151,

And contentions^H4066 are like the bars^H1280 of a citadel^H759.

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From the [fn]fruit^H6529 of a man’s^H376 mouth^H6310 his stomach^H990 will be^H7646 satisfied^H7646;

With the produce^H8393 of his lips^H8193 he will be^H7646 satisfied^H7646.

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Pro 18:21 -

Death^H4194 and life^H2416 are in the [fn]power^H3027 of the tongue^H3956,

And those who love^H157 it will eat^H398 its fruit^H6529.

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Pro 18:22 -

He who finds^H4672 a wife^H802 finds^H4672 a good^H2896 thing^H2896

And obtains^H6329 favor^H7522 from Yahweh^H3068.

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Pro 18:23 -

The poor^H7326 man^H7326 speaks^H1696 supplications^H8469,

But the rich^H6223 man^H6223 answers^H6030 with strong^H5794 words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:24

Pro 18:24 -

A man^H376 of too many friends^H7453 comes to [fn]ruin^H7489,

But there^H3426 is^H3426 a [fn]friend^H157 who^H1695 sticks^H1695 closer^H1692 than^H4480 a brother^H251.

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(18:4)

Or A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom

(18:8)

Lit chambers of the belly

(18:17)

Lit in his plea

(18:17)

Lit his neighbor

(18:18)

Lit makes a division

(18:20)

Speech

(18:21)

Lit hand

(18:24)

Lit be broken in pieces

(18:24)

Or lover

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