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Proverbs 18 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

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One who separates H6504 himself seeks H1245 his own desire H8378;

He [fn]quarrels H1566 against all H3605 sound H8454 wisdom H8454.

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A fool H3684 does not delight H2654 in understanding H8394,

But in revealing H1540 his own [fn]mind H3820.

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When a wicked H7563 person H7563 comes H935, contempt H937 also H1571 comes H935,

And with dishonor H7036 comes taunting H2781.

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

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

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:5 -

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

Nor to suppress H5186 the righteous H6662 in judgment H4941.

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A fool’s H3684 lips H8193 [fn]bring H935 strife H7379,

And his mouth H6310 invites H7121 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 gossiper H7279 are like dainty H3859 morsels H3859,

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

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:9 -

He also H1571 who is lax H7503 in his work H4399

Is a brother H251 to him who destroys H7843.

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The name H8034 of the LORD H3068 is a strong H5797 tower H4026;

The righteous H6662 runs H7323 into it and is H7682 [fn]safe H7682.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:11 -

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

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

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Before H6440 destruction H7667 the heart H3820 of a person H376 is H1361 haughty H1361,

But humility H6038 goes before H6440 honor H3519.

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One who gives H7725 an answer H1697 before H2962 he hears H8085,

It is foolishness H200 and shame H3639 to him.

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

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

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The [fn]mind H3820 of the discerning H995 acquires H7069 knowledge H1847,

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

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A person’s H120 gift H4976 makes H7337 room H7337 for him

And brings H5148 him before H6440 great H1419 people H1419.

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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 quarrels H4066,

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

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A brother H251 who is offended H6586 is harder to be won than H4480 a strong H5797 city H7151,

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

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

He will be H7646 satisfied H7646 with the product H8393 of his lips H8193.

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

And obtains H6329 favor H7522 from the LORD H3068.

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A poor H7326 person H7326 utters H1696 pleadings H8469,

But a rich H6223 person H6223 answers H6030 defiantly H5794.

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

But there H3426 is H3426 a friend H157 who H1695 sticks H1695 closer than H4480 a brother H251.

NASB20 Footnotes
Lit breaks out
Lit heart
Or A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom
Lit come with
Lit chambers of the belly
Lit set on high
Lit heart
Lit in his plea
Lit his neighbor
Lit makes a division
I.e., speech
Lit hand
Lit be broken in pieces
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