Proverbs 18
1 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel
2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his
3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach
4 The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice
6 A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
lips fool to come (in): come in/on/with strife and lip his to/for blow to call: call to
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction
10 The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his
12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility
13 He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame
14 A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge
16 A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him
17 He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and to search him
18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *Q(K)*) like/as bar citadel: fortress
20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
death and life in/on/with hand: power tongue and to love: lover her to eat fruit her
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong
24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling
