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  18:1 ¶
He that separateth himself seeketh [his own] desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. |
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18:1 ¶
Through desire°
a man, having separated°°
himself,°
seeketh°°
[and] intermeddleth°°
with all°
wisdom.° |
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18:2
A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself. |
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18:2
A fool°
hath no°
delight°°
in understanding,°
but°°
that his heart°
may discover°°
itself.° |
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18:3
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy [cometh] reproach. |
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18:3
When the wicked°
cometh,°°
[then] cometh°°
also°
contempt,°
and with°
ignominy°
reproach.° |
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18:4
The words of a man's mouth are [as] deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is [as] a flowing brook. |
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18:4
The words°
of a man's°
mouth°
[are as] deep°
waters,°
[and] the wellspring°
of wisdom°
[as] a flowing°°
brook.° |
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18:5
To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment. |
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18:5
[It is] not°
good°
to accept°°
the person°
of the wicked,°
to overthrow°°
the righteous°
in judgment.° |
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18:6
A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. |
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18:6
A fool's°
lips°
enter°°
into contention,°
and his mouth°
calleth°°
for strokes.° |
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18:7
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. |
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18:7
A fool's°
mouth°
[is] his destruction,°
and his lips°
[are] the snare°
of his soul.° |
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18:8
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts. |
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18:8
The words°
of a talebearer°
[are] as wounds,°°
and they°
go down°°
into the innermost parts°
of the belly.° |
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18:9
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer. |
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18:9
He°
also°
that is slothful°°
in his work°
is brother°
to him that is a great°
waster.°°° |
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18:10
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
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18:10
The name°
of the LORD°
[is] a strong°
tower:°
the righteous°
runneth°°
into it, and is safe.°° |
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18:11
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination. |
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18:11
The rich man's°
wealth°
[is] his strong°
city,°
and as an high°°
wall°
in his own conceit.° |
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18:12
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [goeth] humility. |
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18:12
Before°
destruction°
the heart°
of man°
is haughty,°°
and before°
honour°
[is] humility.° |
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18:13
He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him. |
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18:13
He that answereth°°
a matter°
before°
he heareth°°
[it], it°
[is] folly°
and shame°
unto him. |
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18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear? |
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18:14
The spirit°
of a man°
will sustain°°
his infirmity;°
but a wounded°
spirit°
who°
can bear?°° |
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18:15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. |
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18:15
The heart°
of the prudent°°
getteth°°
knowledge;°
and the ear°
of the wise°
seeketh°°
knowledge.° |
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18:16
A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men. |
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18:16
A man's°
gift°
maketh room°°
for him, and bringeth°°
him before°
great°
men.° |
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18:17
He that pleadeth his cause first [seemeth] just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out. |
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18:17
[He that is] first°
in his own cause°
[seemeth] just;°
but his neighbour°
cometh°°°°
and searcheth°°
him. |
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18:18
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty. |
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18:18
The lot°
causeth contentions°
to cease,°°
and parteth°°
between°
the mighty.° |
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18:19
A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city; And [such] contentions are like the bars of a castle. |
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18:19
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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18:20
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied. |
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18:20
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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18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. |
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18:21
Death°
and life°
[are] in the power°
of the tongue:°
and they that love°°
it shall eat°°
the fruit°
thereof. |
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18:22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah. |
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18:22
[Whoso] findeth°°
a wife°
findeth°°
a good°
[thing], and obtaineth°°
favour°
of the LORD.°° |
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18:23
The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly. |
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18:23
The poor°°
useth°°
intreaties;°
but the rich°
answereth°°
roughly.° |
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18:24
He that maketh many friends [doeth it] to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. |
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18:24
A man°
[that hath] friends°
must shew himself friendly:°°
and there is°
a friend°°
[that] sticketh closer°
than a brother.°° |
