Proverbs 18
1 He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel
2 A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his
3 The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach
4 Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice
6 The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
lips fool to come (in): come in/on/with strife and lip his to/for blow to call: call to
7 The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his
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.
word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
9 He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.
also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt
11 The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his
12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility
13 He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame
14 The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her
15 A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge
16 A man’s gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.
gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him
17 The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and to search him
18 The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.
contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate
19 A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.
brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *Q(K)*) like/as bar citadel: fortress
20 Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.
from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
death and life in/on/with hand: power tongue and to love: lover her to eat fruit her
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.
to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD
23 The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong
24 A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.
man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling
