| Chapter 18 |
1 | He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
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2 | A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
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3 | The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sine, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
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4 | Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
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5 | It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
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6 | The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
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7 | The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
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8 | The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
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9 | He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.
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10 | The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
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11 | The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
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12 | Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
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13 | He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
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14 | The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
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15 | A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
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16 | A man's gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.
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17 | The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
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18 | The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.
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19 | A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.
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20 | Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.
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21 | Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
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22 | He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.
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23 | The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
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24 | A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.
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