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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 18 Catholic Public Domain Version</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CPDV</a> > Proverbs 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/17.htm" title="Proverbs 17">◄</a> Proverbs 18 <a href="../proverbs/19.htm" title="Proverbs 19">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Catholic Public Domain Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/18-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Selfishness of the Unfriendly<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The name of the Lord is very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The substance of the wealthy is the city of his strength, and it is like a strong wall encircling him.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Catholic Public Domain Version<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>