Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
An
unfriendly
man pursues
selfishness
, And defies
all sound
judgment
.
Through
desire
a
man, having
separated
himself,
seeketh
and intermeddleth
with
all wisdom
.
A fool has
no delight in understanding, But only
in
revealing
his own
opinion
.
A fool hath
no delight in understanding, but that
his heart
may
discover
itself
.
When wickedness
comes
, contempt
also comes
, And with shame
comes
disgrace
.
When the
wicked
cometh
, then
cometh
also contempt
, and with ignominy
reproach
.
The words of a man's mouth are like
deep waters .
The fountain
of wisdom is
like
a flowing brook.
The words of a man's mouth are as
deep waters ,
and
the wellspring
of wisdom as
a flowing brook.
To
be
partial
to the faces
of the wicked is
not
good
, Nor
to deprive
the innocent
of
justice
.
It
is
not
good
to accept
the person
of the wicked, to overthrow
the righteous
in
judgment
.
A fool's lips come
into strife
, And his mouth invites
beatings
.
A fool's lips enter
into contention
, and his mouth calleth
for
strokes
.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a
snare to
his soul.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the
snare of
his soul.
The words of a gossip
are like
dainty
morsels:
They go down into a
person's
innermost parts.
The words of a talebearer
are as
wounds,
and
they go down into the
innermost parts of
the
belly
.
One
who
is slack
in his work Is brother to him who
is a master
of
destruction
.
He
also
that
is slothful
in his work is brother to him that
is a great
waster
.
The name of Yahweh
is a strong tower: The righteous run
to
him
, and are
safe.
The name of the
LORD
is a strong tower: the righteous runneth
into
it
, and is
safe.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, Like
an unscalable
wall in his own imagination
.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and
as
an high
wall in his own conceit
.
Before destruction the heart of man is proud
, But
before honor
is humility.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty
, and
before honour
is humility.
He who
gives
answer
before he hears
, That
is folly and shame to
him.
He that
answereth
a
matter
before he heareth
it
, it
is folly and shame unto
him.
A
man's
spirit will sustain him
in
sickness,
But a crushed
spirit ,
who can bear?
The
spirit of
a
man
will sustain his
infirmity;
but a wounded
spirit who can bear?
The heart of the discerning
gets
knowledge .
The ear of the wise seeks
knowledge.
The heart of the prudent
getteth
knowledge ;
and
the ear of the wise seeketh
knowledge.
A man's gift makes
room for him, And brings
him before great men.
A man's gift maketh
room for him, and bringeth
him before great men.
He who
pleads
his cause first
seems
right
; Until
another
comes
and questions
him.
He that
is
first
in
his own
cause seemeth
just
; but
his
neighbour
cometh
and searcheth
him.
The lot settles
disputes
, And keeps
strong
ones
apart
.
The lot causeth
contentions
to
cease
, and parteth
between
the
mighty
.
A brother offended is more
difficult
than a fortified
city ;
And disputes
are like the bars of a castle.
A brother offended is harder
to
be
won
than a strong
city :
and their
contentions
are like the bars of a castle.
A man's stomach
is
filled
with the fruit of his mouth .
With the harvest
of his lips he is
satisfied
.
A man's belly
shall
be
satisfied
with the fruit of his mouth ;
and
with the increase
of his lips shall
he be
filled
.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue ;
Those
who
love it will
eat its
fruit.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue :
and
they
that
love it shall
eat the
fruit thereof
.
Whoever
finds
a wife finds
a good thing, And obtains
favor
of Yahweh
.
Whoso
findeth
a wife findeth
a good thing, and obtaineth
favour
of the
LORD
.
The poor plead
for
mercy,
But the rich answer
harshly
.
The poor useth
intreaties;
but the rich answereth
roughly
.
A man of
many
companions
may
be
ruined,
But
there is a friend who
sticks
closer than a brother.
A man that
hath
friends
must
shew
himself
friendly:
and
there is a friend that
sticketh
closer than a brother.
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