Proverbs 18
1 to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel
He that separateth himself [from God] seeketh his own desires: at every sound wisdom is he enraged.
2 not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but in laying open what is in his heart.
3 in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with dishonorable acts, disgrace.
4 water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom
Like deep waters are the words of a [wise] man's mouth, and a bubbling brook is the well-spring of wisdom.
5 to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice
It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, to wrest [the cause of the] righteous in 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 fool come with contention, and his mouth calleth for blows.
7 lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his
The mouth of the fool is a destruction to himself, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
The words of a whisperer are as wounds, and they go down indeed into the innermost parts of the body.
9 also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction
He also that showeth himself slothful in his work is a brother to the destroyer.
10 tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt
The name of the Lord is a strong tower, whereunto the righteous runneth, and is placed in safety.
11 substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his
The rich man's wealth is his strong town, and as a towering wall in his own conceit.
12 to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility
Before downfall the heart of man becometh haughty, and before honor goeth humility.
13 to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame
When one returneth an answer before he understandeth [the question], it is folly unto him and shame.
14 spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her
The spirit of a man will readily bear his disease; but a depressed spirit who can bear:
15 heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge
The heart of the man of understanding will obtain knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16 gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him
A man's gift maketh room for him, and before great men will it lead him.
17 righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and to search him
He that is first in his cause seemeth just; but when his neighbor cometh, then will it be investigated.
18 contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate
The lot causeth disputes to cease, and it decideth between the mighty.
19 brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *Q(K)*) like/as bar citadel: fortress
A brother offended is harder [to be won] than a strong town; and quarrels [among brothers] are like the bars of a castle.
20 from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy
From the fruit of a man's mouth is his body satisfied; with the product of his lips doth he satisfy himself.
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, and they that love it will eat its fruit.
22 to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD
Whoso hath found a wife hath found happiness, and hath obtained favor from the Lord.
23 supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong
The poor speaketh entreatingly; but the rich answereth roughly.
24 man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling
A man's many companions are hurtful to him; but there is many a friend that cleaveth closer than a brother.
