Proverbs 18
1 to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel
Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.
2 not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his
The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.
3 in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach
The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.
4 water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom
Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.
5 to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice
It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.
6 lips fool to come (in): come in/on/with strife and lip his to/for blow to call: call to
The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.
7 lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his
The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
8 word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.
9 also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction
Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.
10 tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt
The name of the Lord is a very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.
11 substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his
The substance of the wealthy is the city of his strength, and it is like a strong wall encircling him.
12 to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility
The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.
13 to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame
Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.
14 spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her
The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?
15 heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge
A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.
16 gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him
A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.
17 righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and to search him
The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him.
18 contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate
Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.
19 brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *Q(K)*) like/as bar citadel: fortress
A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities.
20 from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy
From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.
21 death and life in/on/with hand: power tongue and to love: lover her to eat fruit her
Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.
22 to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD
He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious.
23 supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong
The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly.
24 man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling
A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.
