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Proverbs 18
New International Version
Proverbs 18
New International Version
18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
and with shame comes reproach.
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters,(B)
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.(E)
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(H)
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.(I)
11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(L)
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.(M)
13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.(N)
14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?(O)
15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(P)
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16 A gift(Q) opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
18 Casting the lot settles disputes(R)
and keeps strong opponents apart.
19 A brother wronged(S) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(T)
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(Y)
Proverbs 18
World English Bible
Proverbs 18
World English Bible
18 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness,
and defies all sound judgment.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
but only in revealing his own opinion.
3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes,
and with shame comes disgrace.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters.
The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good,
nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
6 A fool’s lips come into strife,
and his mouth invites beatings.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10 Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud,
but before honor is humility.
13 He who answers before he hears,
that is folly and shame to him.
14 A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness,
but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge.
The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 A man’s gift makes room for him,
and brings him before great men.
17 He who pleads his cause first seems right—
until another comes and questions him.
18 The lot settles disputes,
and keeps strong ones apart.
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth.
With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,
and obtains favor of Yahweh.
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
24 A man of many companions may be ruined,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Hulubaton 18
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Hulubaton 18
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
18 Ang tawo nga gusto lang permi mag-isahanon nagahunahuna lang sang iya kaugalingon, kag ginakontra niya ang husto nga ginaisip sang iban.
2 Ang buang-buang nga tawo wala gid sing handom nga makatuon; ang iya lang gusto amo ang pagpahayag sang iya kaugalingon nga opinyon.
3 Ang paghimo sang malain kag makahuluya nga butang makahatag sang kahuy-anan.
4 Ang pulong sang maalamon nga tawo makahatag sang kaalam sa iban; pareho ini sa nagailig nga tubig nga halin sa madalom nga tuburan.
5 Indi maayo ang pag-apin sa nakasala kag ang indi paghatag sang hustisya sa wala sing sala.
6 Ang mga ginahambal sang buang-buang nga tawo makapaumpisa sang inaway kag makahatag sa iya sang kasakitan.
7 Ang mga ginahambal sang buang-buang nga tawo makahalit sa iya mismo.
8 Ang kutsokutso daw pareho sa pagkaon nga namit usapon kag tunlon.
9 Ang matamad nga tawo pareho lang kalain sa tawo nga gusto magpanglaglag.
10 Ang Ginoo pareho sa mabakod nga tore, kag sa iya nagadangop ang mga matarong agod indi sila maano.
11 Nagahunahuna ang mga manggaranon nga ang ila manggad makaprotektar sa ila pareho sa mataas nga mga pader nga nagapalibot sa siyudad.
12 Ang pagpabugal sang tawo makalaglag sa iya, pero ang pagpaubos makapadungog sa iya.
13 Balingag kag makahuluya ang tawo nga nagasabat nga wala anay nagapamati.
14 Ang determinasyon sang tawo nga mabuhi makapabakod sa iya kon nagamasakit siya, pero kon madula ini wala na sing may makabulig pa sa iya.
15 Ang tawo nga maalamon kag may pag-intiendi nagatinguha pa gid nga madugangan ang iya kaalam.
16 Madali ka nga makapakigkita sa isa ka dungganon nga tawo kon may dala ka nga regalo para sa iya.
17 Ang una nga magpamatuod sa korte daw amo na ang husto, hasta nga ang iya kontra naman ang mag-usisa sa iya.
18 Ang paggabot-gabot makapauntat sang binaisay, kag makahusay sang kaso sang duha ka gamhanan nga tawo.
19 Mabudlayan ka nga magpasag-uli sa imo utod[a] nga naglain ang iya buot sa imo. Daw mas mabudlay pa ini himuon sang sa magsalakay sa napaderan nga siyudad.
Subong nga mabudlay gub-on ang mga trangka sang puwertahan sang palasyo, mabudlay man untaton ang pag-inaway sang duha ka tawo.
20 Pagaanihon mo ang bunga sang imo mga ginahambal.[b]
21 Ang imo mga ginahambal makaluwas sang kabuhi ukon makapatay. Gani kon palahambal ka, magbantay ka kay pagaanihon mo ang bunga sang imo mga ginahambal.
22 Kon nakapangasawa ka, nakabaton ka sing maayo nga butang, kag nagapakita ina nga maayo ang Ginoo sa imo.
23 Nagapakitluoy ang imol, pero nagasabat sing matigdas ang manggaranon.
24 May pag-abyanay nga wala nagadugay, pero may pag-abyanay man nga mas mahirop pa sang sa mag-ulutod.
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