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Proverbs Chapter 18

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Proverbs 18 gathers wisdom sayings on speech, friendship, and conduct, observing that a fool has no delight in understanding but only in airing his own heart, while the words of a man's mouth are deep waters and the wellspring of wisdom a flowing brook. It warns that a fool's lips enter into contention and his mouth is his snare, that the words of a talebearer are like wounds that go down into the belly, and that an offended brother is harder to win than a strong city. The chapter closes with the sayings that a man's spirit sustains him in sickness but a wounded spirit none can bear, that whoever finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord, and that there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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(1) Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
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Exodus 33:16Zechariah 7:3Romans 1:1II Corinthians 6:17Jude 1:19Proverbs 2:1Proverbs 2:2Proverbs 2:3Proverbs 2:4Proverbs 2:5Proverbs 2:6Matthew 13:11

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Romans 15:23Nehemiah 10:28I Kings 4:30

(2) A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
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Proverbs 1:7Proverbs 1:22Proverbs 17:16Psalms 1:1Psalms 1:2Matthew 8:34I Corinthians 8:1Numbers 24:15Numbers 24:16I Corinthians 14:12Philippians 1:15II Peter 2:15

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Isaiah 10:15

(3) When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
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Proverbs 11:2Proverbs 22:10Proverbs 29:16I Samuel 20:30Nehemiah 4:4Psalms 69:9Psalms 69:20Psalms 123:3Psalms 123:4Matthew 27:39Matthew 27:40Matthew 27:41

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Proverbs 1:27I Kings 14:5II Kings 11:8II Chronicles 23:7Job 20:25Psalms 96:13

(4) The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
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Proverbs 10:11Proverbs 13:14Proverbs 16:22Proverbs 20:5Matthew 12:34John 4:14John 7:38John 7:39Colossians 3:16Colossians 4:6Psalms 78:2

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Psalms 69:2Genesis 1:6Joshua 3:13Ezekiel 47:4Ecclesiastes 9:16I Kings 4:30

(5) It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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Proverbs 24:23Proverbs 28:21Leviticus 19:15Deuteronomy 1:16Deuteronomy 1:17Deuteronomy 16:19Job 13:7Job 13:8Job 34:19Matthew 22:16I Kings 21:9I Kings 21:10

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Habakkuk 1:4Matthew 10:41Leviticus 19:15

(6) A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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Proverbs 12:16Proverbs 13:10Proverbs 14:16Proverbs 16:27Proverbs 16:28Proverbs 17:14Proverbs 20:3Proverbs 27:3Proverbs 14:3Proverbs 19:19Proverbs 22:24Proverbs 22:25

(7) A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
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Proverbs 10:8Proverbs 10:14Proverbs 12:13Proverbs 13:3Ecclesiastes 10:11Ecclesiastes 10:12Ecclesiastes 10:13Ecclesiastes 10:14Proverbs 6:2Judges 11:35I Samuel 14:24I Samuel 14:25

(8) The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Proverbs 12:18Proverbs 16:28Proverbs 26:20Proverbs 26:21Proverbs 26:22Leviticus 19:16Psalms 52:2Psalms 64:3Psalms 64:4

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Proverbs 26:22

(9) He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
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Proverbs 10:4Proverbs 23:20Proverbs 23:21Proverbs 24:30Proverbs 24:31Proverbs 24:32Proverbs 24:33Proverbs 24:34Matthew 25:26Romans 12:11Hebrews 6:12Proverbs 28:24

(10) The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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Genesis 17:1Exodus 3:13Exodus 3:14Exodus 3:15Exodus 6:3Exodus 34:5Exodus 34:6Exodus 34:7Isaiah 9:6Isaiah 57:15Jeremiah 23:6Matthew 1:23

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Matthew 10:41Judges 9:51Isaiah 28:7Haggai 2:4

(11) The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
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Proverbs 10:15Proverbs 11:4Deuteronomy 32:31Job 31:24Job 31:25Psalms 49:6Psalms 49:7Psalms 49:8Psalms 49:9Psalms 52:5Psalms 52:6Psalms 52:7

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Proverbs 10:15Matthew 12:29Mark 3:27II Chronicles 26:6Isaiah 28:7Haggai 2:4

(12) Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
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Proverbs 11:2Proverbs 16:18Proverbs 29:23Ezekiel 16:49Ezekiel 16:50Ezekiel 28:2Ezekiel 28:9Daniel 5:23Daniel 5:24Acts 12:21Acts 12:22Acts 12:23

(13) He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
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Deuteronomy 13:14II Samuel 16:4II Samuel 19:24II Samuel 19:25II Samuel 19:26II Samuel 19:27II Samuel 19:28II Samuel 19:29II Samuel 19:30Esther 3:10Esther 3:11Esther 3:12

(14) The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
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Job 1:20Job 1:21Job 2:7Job 2:8Job 2:9Job 2:10Psalms 147:3Romans 5:3Romans 5:4Romans 5:5Romans 8:35Romans 8:36

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II Samuel 18:20

(15) The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
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Proverbs 1:5Proverbs 4:5Proverbs 4:7Proverbs 9:9Proverbs 10:14Proverbs 15:14Proverbs 23:23I Kings 3:9Psalms 119:97Psalms 119:98Psalms 119:99Psalms 119:100

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Job 34:2Proverbs 21:11Proverbs 22:17Hosea 4:6I Corinthians 8:1Job 15:2

(16) A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
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Proverbs 17:8Proverbs 19:6Proverbs 21:14Genesis 32:20Genesis 33:10Genesis 43:11I Samuel 25:27

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I Samuel 2:6I Samuel 2:7Proverbs 30:33

(17) He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
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Proverbs 18:13II Samuel 16:1II Samuel 16:2II Samuel 16:3II Samuel 19:24II Samuel 19:25II Samuel 19:26II Samuel 19:27Acts 24:5Acts 24:6Acts 24:12Acts 24:13

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Leviticus 19:36Ezekiel 45:10Proverbs 1:27

(18) The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
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Proverbs 16:33Joshua 14:2I Samuel 10:21I Samuel 10:22I Samuel 10:23I Samuel 10:24I Samuel 10:25I Samuel 10:26I Samuel 10:27I Samuel 14:42I Chronicles 6:63I Chronicles 24:31

(19) A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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Proverbs 6:19Genesis 4:5Genesis 4:6Genesis 4:7Genesis 4:8Genesis 27:41Genesis 27:42Genesis 27:43Genesis 27:44Genesis 27:45Genesis 32:6Genesis 32:7

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Isaiah 28:7Haggai 2:4

(20) A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
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Proverbs 12:13Proverbs 12:14Proverbs 13:2Proverbs 22:18Proverbs 22:21Proverbs 25:11Proverbs 25:12

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Deuteronomy 28:4Deuteronomy 7:13Deuteronomy 28:11Deuteronomy 28:18Deuteronomy 28:51Deuteronomy 30:9

(21) Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
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Proverbs 18:4Proverbs 18:5Proverbs 18:6Proverbs 18:7Proverbs 10:20Proverbs 10:21Proverbs 10:31Proverbs 11:30Matthew 12:35Matthew 12:36Matthew 12:37Romans 10:14

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Luke 6:32Deuteronomy 7:13Deuteronomy 28:4Deuteronomy 28:11Deuteronomy 30:9Ezekiel 47:12

(22) Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
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Proverbs 5:15Proverbs 5:16Proverbs 5:17Proverbs 5:18Proverbs 5:19Proverbs 5:20Proverbs 5:21Proverbs 5:22Proverbs 5:23Proverbs 12:4Proverbs 19:14Proverbs 31:10

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Proverbs 8:35Proverbs 21:10

(23) The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
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Ruth 2:7I Samuel 2:36II Kings 4:1II Kings 4:2Isaiah 66:2Matthew 5:3James 1:9James 1:10James 1:11Genesis 42:7Genesis 42:30Exodus 5:2

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II Corinthians 8:9

(24) A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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Proverbs 17:17Proverbs 27:9I Samuel 19:4I Samuel 19:5I Samuel 30:26I Samuel 30:27I Samuel 30:28I Samuel 30:29I Samuel 30:30I Samuel 30:31II Samuel 9:1II Samuel 9:2

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