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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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Pro 18:1 -

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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Pro 18:2 -

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

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:3

Pro 18:3 -

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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Pro 18:4 -

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:5

Pro 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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:6

Pro 18:6 -

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

And his mouth^H6310 invites^H7121 beatings^H4112.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:7

Pro 18:7 -

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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:8

Pro 18:8 -

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:9

Pro 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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Pro 18:10 -

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.

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Pro 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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:12

Pro 18:12 -

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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:13

Pro 18:13 -

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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:15

Pro 18:15 -

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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:16

Pro 18:16 -

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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:17

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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:18

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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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:19

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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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:20

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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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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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:22

Pro 18:22 -

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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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:23

Pro 18:23 -

A poor^H7326 person^H7326 utters^H1696 pleadings^H8469,

But a rich^H6223 person^H6223 answers^H6030 defiantly^H5794.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:24

Pro 18:24 -

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.

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NASB20 Footnotes

(18:1)

Lit breaks out

(18:2)

Lit heart

(18:4)

Or A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom

(18:6)

Lit come with

(18:8)

Lit chambers of the belly

Lit set on high

Lit heart

Lit in his plea

Lit his neighbor

Lit makes a division

(18:20)

I.e., speech

(18:21)

Lit hand

(18:24)

Lit be broken in pieces

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