Proverbs 18
1 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
Desire he seeks [one who] separates himself on all sound wisdom he bursts out.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
Not he delights a fool in understanding that except in revealing itself heart his.
3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
When comes a wicked [person] it comes also contempt and with shame reproach.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
[are] waters Deep [the] words of [the] mouth of a person a wadi flowing a fountain of wisdom.
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
To lift up [the] face of a wicked [person] not [is] good to turn aside a righteous [person] in judgment.
6 A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
[the] lips of A fool they go in strife and mouth his for blows it calls.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
[the] mouth of A fool [is] ruin of him and lips his [are] [the] snare of life his.
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
[the] words of A slanderer [are] like delicacies and they they go down [the] chambers of [the] belly.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
Also [one who] shows himself idle in work his [is] a brother he of a master of destruction.
10 The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
[is] a tower of Strength [the] name of Yahweh in it he runs a righteous [person] and he is set on high.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
[the] wealth of A rich [person] [is] [the] town of strength his and like a wall high in own imagination his.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
Before destruction it is haughty [the] heart of a person and [is] before honor humility.
13 He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
[one who] brings back A word before he listens [is] folly it of him and ignominy.
14 A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
[the] spirit of A person it will endure sickness his and a spirit stricken who? will he bear it.
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
A heart discerning it acquires knowledge and [the] ear of wise [people] it seeks knowledge.
16 A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
[the] gift of A person it makes space for him and before great [people] it leads him.
17 He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
[is] righteous The first in case his (and he will come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and he will examine him.
18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
Contentions it puts an end to the lot and between mighty [people] it separates.
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
A brother transgressed [is] more than a town of strength (and contentions *Q(K)*) [are] like [the] bar of a fortress.
20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person it is satisfied belly his [the] produce of lips his he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Death and life [are] in [the] hand of [the] tongue and [those who] love it he will eat fruit its.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
He finds a wife he finds a good thing and he obtained pleasure from Yahweh.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Supplications he speaks a poor [person] and a rich [person] he answers strong [words].
24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
A person of companions [is] to be broken and there [is one who] loves cleaving more than a brother.
