Proverbs 18
1 to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.
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 that his heart may reveal itself.
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 ignominy reproach.
4 water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom
The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the well-spring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
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 person of the wicked, to overthrow 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
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7 lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his
A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, 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 tale-bearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9 also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
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: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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 city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.
12 to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor [is] humility.
13 to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame
He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame to him.
14 spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
15 heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge
The heart of the prudent getteth 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 bringeth him before great men.
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 own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.
18 contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth 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 city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.
20 from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
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 shall eat the fruit of it.
22 to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD
[Whoever] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favor from the LORD.
23 supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong
The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24 man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling
A man [that hath] friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
