Proverbs 18
1 Selfish people only please themselves, they attack anything that makes good sense.
to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel
2 Stupid people have no interest in trying to understand, they only want to express their opinions.
not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his
3 With wickedness comes contempt; with dishonor comes disgrace.
in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach
4 People's words can be profound like deep waters, a gushing stream that is the source of wisdom.
water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom
5 It's not right to show favoritism to the guilty and rob the innocent of justice.
to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice
6 What stupid people say gets them into fights, as if they're asking for a beating.
lips fool to come (in): come in/on/with strife and lip his to/for blow to call: call to
7 Stupid people are caught out by what they say; their own words trap them.
lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his
8 Listening to gossip is like gulping down bites of your favorite food—they go deep down inside you.
word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
9 Laziness and destruction are brothers.
also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction
10 The Lord is a protective tower that good people can run to and be safe.
tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt
11 Rich people see their wealth as a fortified town—it's like a high wall in their imagination.
substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his
12 Pride leads to destruction; humility goes before honor.
to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility
13 Replying before hearing is stupidity and shame.
to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame
14 With a brave spirit you can put up with sickness, but if it's crushed, you can't bear it.
spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her
15 An intelligent mind acquires knowledge; the wise are ready to hear knowledge.
heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge
16 A gift opens doors for you, and gets you into the presence of important people.
gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him
17 The first person to plead a case sounds right until someone comes to cross-examine them.
righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and to search him
18 Casting lots can end disputes and decide between powerful people.
contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate
19 A brother you've offended is harder to win back than a fortified town. Arguments keep people apart like bars on the doors of a fortress.
brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *Q(K)*) like/as bar citadel: fortress
20 Make sure you're satisfied with what you say—you have to live with your words.
from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy
21 What you say has the power to bring life or to kill; those who love talking will have to deal with the consequences.
death and life in/on/with hand: power tongue and to love: lover her to eat fruit her
22 If you find a wife, that's great, and you'll be blessed by the Lord.
to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD
23 The poor beg for mercy, but the rich reply harshly.
supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong
24 Some friends give up on you, but there's a friend who stays closer to you than a brother.
man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling
