Proverbs 18 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

Pro 18:1

Pro 18:1For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

Pro 18:2

Pro 18:2A fool delighteth not in understanding, But -- in uncovering his heart.

Pro 18:3

Pro 18:3With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame -- reproach.

Pro 18:4

Pro 18:4Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.

Pro 18:5

Pro 18:5Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

Pro 18:6

Pro 18:6The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

Pro 18:7

Pro 18:7The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Pro 18:8

Pro 18:8The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.

Pro 18:9

Pro 18:9He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer.

Pro 18:10

Pro 18:10A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

Pro 18:11

Pro 18:11The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

Pro 18:12

Pro 18:12Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

Pro 18:13

Pro 18:13Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

Pro 18:14

Pro 18:14The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?

Pro 18:15

Pro 18:15The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Pro 18:16

Pro 18:16The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

Pro 18:17

Pro 18:17Righteous is the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.

Pro 18:18

Pro 18:18The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.

Pro 18:19

Pro 18:19A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

Pro 18:20

Pro 18:20From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied.

Pro 18:21

Pro 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Pro 18:22

Pro 18:22Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

Pro 18:23

Pro 18:23With supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

Pro 18:24

Pro 18:24A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Proverbs 18 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

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