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