NASB Proverbs 18 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Proverbs 18 — KJV

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

  1 He who separates° himself seeks° [his own] desire°,
  He I aquarrels° against all° sound° wisdom°.
  2 A fool° does not delight° in understanding°,
  But only° ain revealing° his own Imind°.
  3 When a wicked° man° comes°, contempt° also° comes°,
  And with dishonor° [comes] scorn°.
  4 The words° of a man’s° mouth° are adeep° waters°;
  IThe fountain° of wisdom° is a bubbling° brook°.
  5 To ashow° partiality°° to the wicked° is not good°,
  [Nor] to bthrust° aside° the righteous° in judgment°.
  6 A fool’s° lips° Ibring° strife°,
  And his mouth° calls° for ablows°.
  7 A afool’s° mouth° is his ruin°,
  And his lips° are the snare° of his soul°.
  8 The words° of a whisperer° are like dainty° morsels°,
  And they go° down° into the Iinnermost° parts° of the body°.
  9 He also° who is aslack° in his work°
  bIs brother° to him who destroys°.
  10 The aname° of the LORD° is a bstrong° tower°;
  The righteous° runs° into it and cis Isafe°.
  11 A arich° man’s° wealth° is his strong° city°,
  And like a high° wall° in his own imagination°.
  12 aBefore° destruction° the heart° of man° is haughty°,
  But bhumility° [goes] before° honor°.
  13 He who agives° an answer° before° he hears°,
  It is folly° and shame° to him.
  14 The aspirit° of a man° can endure° his sickness°,
  But [as for] a bbroken° spirit° who° can bear° it?
  15 The I amind° of the prudent° acquires° knowledge°,
  And the bear° of the wise° seeks° knowledge°.
  16 A man’s° agift° makes° room° for him
  And brings° him before° great° men°.
  17 The first° Ito plead° his case° [seems] right°,
  [Until] IIanother° comes° and examines° him.
  18 The [cast] alot° puts° an end° to strife°
  And Idecides° between° the mighty° ones.
  19 A brother° offended° [is harder to be won] than° a strong° city°,
  And contentions° are like the bars° of a citadel°.
  20 With the I afruit° of a man’s° mouth° his stomach° will be satisfied°;
  bHe will be satisfied° [with] the product° of his lips°.
  21 aDeath° and life° are in the Ipower° of the tongue°,
  And those who love° it will eat° its bfruit°.
  22 He who finds° a awife° finds° a good° thing°
  And bobtains° favor° from the LORD°.
  23 The apoor° man° utters° supplications°,
  But the brich° man° canswers° roughly°.
  24 A man° of [too many] friends° [comes] to Iruin°,
  But there° is aa IIfriend° who° sticks° closer° than° a brother°.

[1] ILit breaks out a Pv 3:21; 8:14
[2] ILit heart a Pv 12:23; 13:16; Ec 10:3
[4] IOr A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom a Pv 20:5
[5] a Lv 19:15; Dt 1:17; 16:19; Ps 82:2; Pv 17:15; 24:23; 28:21 b Ex 23:2, 6; Pv 17:26; 31:5; Mi 3:9
[6] ILit come with a Pv 19:29
[7] a Ps 64:8; 140:9; Pv 10:14; 12:13; 13:3; Ec 10:12
[8] ILit chambers of the belly
[9] a Pv 10:4 b Pv 28:24
[10] ILit set on high a Ex 3:15 b 2S 22:2, 3, 33; Ps 18:2; 61:3; 91:2; 144:2 c Pv 29:25
[11] a Pv 10:15
[12] a Pv 11:2; 16:18; 29:23 b Pv 15:33
[13] a Pv 20:25; Jn 7:51
[14] a Pv 17:22 b Pv 15:13
[15] ILit heart a Pv 15:14; Ep 1:17 b Pv 15:31
[16] a Gn 32:20; 1S 25:27
[17] ILit in his plea IILit his neighbor
[18] ILit makes a division a Pv 16:33
[20] II.e. speech a Pv 12:14 b Pv 14:14
[21] ILit hand a Pv 12:13; 13:3; Mt 12:37 b Pv 13:2; Is 3:10; Ho 10:13
[22] a Gn 2:18; Pv 12:4; 19:14; 31:10-31 b Pv 8:35
[23] a Pv 19:7 b Jm 2:3, 6 c 1K 12:13; 2Ch 10:13
[24] ILit be broken in pieces IIOr lover a Pv 17:17; Jn 15:14, 15

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Sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices (10-24).

1 ¶ Through desireº a man, having separated¹ ª himself,² seekethº ª [and] intermeddlethº ª with all² wisdom.º 2 A foolº hath no² delightº ª in understanding,º but² ² that his heartº may discover¹ ª itself.² 3 When the wickedº cometh,º ª [then] comethº ª also² contempt,º and with² ignominyº reproach.º 4 The wordsº of a man'sº mouthº [are as] deepº waters,º [and] the wellspringº of wisdomº [as] a flowingº ª brook.º 5 [It is] not² goodº to acceptº ª the personº of the wicked,º to overthrowº ª the righteousº in judgment.º 6 A fool'sº lipsº enterº ª into contention,º and his mouthº callethº ª for strokes.º 7 A fool'sº mouthº [is] his destruction,º and his lipsº [are] the snareº of his soul.º 8 The wordsº of a talebearerº [are] as wounds,º ª and they² go downº ª into the innermost partsº of the belly.º 9 He² also² that is slothfulº ª in his workº is brotherº to him that is a greatº waster.¹ ª ² 10 The nameº of the LORDº [is] a strongº tower:º the righteousº runnethº ª into it, and is safe.º ª 11 The rich man'sº wealthº [is] his strongº city,º and as an highº ª wallº in his own conceit.º 12 Beforeº destructionº the heartº of manº is haughty,º ª and beforeº honourº [is] humility.º 13 He that answerethº ª a matterº before² he hearethº ª [it], it² [is] follyº and shameº unto him. 14 The spiritº of a manº will sustainº ª his infirmity;º but a woundedº spiritº who² can bear?º ª 15 The heartº of the prudentº ª gettethº ª knowledge;º and the earº of the wiseº seekethº ª knowledge.º 16 A man'sº giftº maketh roomº ª for him, and bringethº ª him beforeº great² men.¹ 17 [He that is] firstº in his own causeº [seemeth] just;º but his neighbourº comethº ª ª ª and searchethº ª him. 18 The lotº causeth contentionsº to cease,º ª and partethº ª between² the mighty.º 19 A brotherº offendedº ª [is harder to be won] than a strongº city:º ² and [their] contentionsº ª ¹ [are] like the barsº of a castle.º 20 A man'sº bellyº shall be satisfiedº ª with the fruitº ² of his mouth;º [and] with the increaseº of his lipsº shall he be filled.º ª 21 Deathº and lifeº [are] in the powerº of the tongue:º and they that loveº ª it shall eatº ª the fruitº thereof. 22 [Whoso] findethº ª a wifeº findethº ª a goodº [thing], and obtainethº ª favourº of the LORD.º ² 23 The poorº ª usethº ª intreaties;º but the richº answerethº ª roughly.º 24 A manº [that hath] friendsº must shew himself friendly:º ª and there isº a friendº ª [that] sticketh closerº than a brother.º ²

[1] Ex 33:16; Pv 2:1; 14:10; 17:14; 20:3, 19; 24:21; 26:17; Is 26:8; Jr 15:17; Zc 7:3; Mt 13:11, 44; Mk 1:35; 4:11; Ro 1:1; 2Co 6:17; Ep 5:15; Jde 1:19.
[2] Nu 24:15; Ps 1:1; Pv 1:7, 22; 17:16; Mt 8:34; 1Co 8:1; 14:12; Php 1:15; 2P 2:15.
[3] 1S 20:30; Ne 4:4; Ps 69:9, 20; 123:3; Pv 11:2; 22:10; 29:16; Mt 27:39; 1P 4:4, 14.
[4] Ps 78:2; Pv 10:11; 13:14; 16:22; 20:5; Mt 12:34; Jn 4:14; 7:38; Col 3:16; 4:6.
[5] Lv 19:15; Dt 1:16; 16:19; 1K 21:9; Jb 13:7; 34:19; Pv 24:23; 28:21; Is 5:23; 59:14; Mi 7:3; Mt 22:16.
[6] Pv 12:16; 13:10; 14:3, 16; 16:27; 17:14; 19:19; 20:3; 22:24; 25:24; 27:3; 29:9.
[7] Jg 11:35; 1S 14:24; Pv 6:2; 10:8, 14; 12:13; 13:3; Ec 10:11; Mk 6:23; Ac 23:14.
[8] Lv 19:16; Ps 52:2; 64:3; Pv 12:18; 16:28; 26:20.
[9] Jb 30:29; Pv 10:4; 23:20; 24:30; 28:24; Mt 25:26; Lk 15:13; 16:1; Ro 12:11; He 6:12.
[10] Gn 17:1; 32:11, 28; Ex 3:13; 6:3; 34:5; 1S 30:6; 2S 22:3, 45, 51; Ps 18:2; 27:1; 56:3; 61:3; 91:2, 14; 144:2; Is 9:6; 26:4; 57:15; Jr 23:6; Hab 3:19; Mt 1:23; Rv 1:8.
[11] Dt 32:31; Jb 31:24; Ps 49:6; 52:5; 62:10; Pv 10:15; 11:4; Ec 7:12; Lk 12:19.
[12] Jb 42:6; Pv 11:2; 15:33; 16:18; 29:23; Is 6:5; Ezk 16:49; 28:2, 9; Dn 5:23; 9:20, 23; Lk 14:11; Ac 12:21; 1P 5:5.
[13] Dt 13:14; 2S 16:4; 19:24; Es 3:10; 8:5; Jb 29:16; Dn 6:9, 14; Jn 7:51.
[14] Jb 1:20; 2:7; 6:4; 7:14; 10:15; Ps 30:9; 32:3; 38:2; 42:10; 55:3, 5; 77:2; 88:14; 109:22; 147:3; Pv 17:22; Mk 14:33; Ro 5:3; 8:35; 2Co 1:12; 2:7; 12:9; Jm 1:2; 1P 1:6.
[15] 1K 3:9; Ps 119:97; Pv 1:5; 4:5, 7; 9:9; 10:14; 15:14; 23:23; Lk 8:8; 10:39; 2Ti 3:15; Jm 1:5.
[16] Gn 32:20; 33:10; 43:11; 1S 25:27; Pv 17:8; 19:6; 21:14.
[17] 2S 16:1; 19:24; Pv 18:13; Ac 24:5, 12.
[18] Jsh 14:2; 1S 10:21; 14:42; 1Ch 6:63; 24:31; Ne 11:1; Pv 16:33.
[19] Gn 4:5; 27:41; 32:6; 37:3, 11, 18; 2S 13:22, 28; 1K 2:23; 12:16; 2Ch 13:17; Pv 6:19; 16:32; Ac 15:39.
[20] Pv 12:13; 13:2; 22:18, 21; 25:11.
[21] Pv 10:19, 20, 31; 11:30; 18:4; Ec 10:12; Is 57:19; Mt 12:35; Ro 10:14; 2Co 2:16; 11:15; Ep 4:29; Col 4:6; Tit 1:10; Jm 3:6; 2P 2:18.
[22] Gn 24:67; 29:20, 28; Pv 3:4; 5:15; 8:35; 12:4; 19:14; 31:10; Ec 9:9; Ho 12:12; 1Co 7:2.
[23] Gn 42:7, 30; Ex 5:2; Ru 2:7; 1S 2:36; 25:10, 17; 2K 4:1; Is 66:2; Mt 5:3; Jm 1:9; 2:3.
[24] 1S 19:4; 30:26; 2S 1:26; 9:1; 16:17; 17:27; 19:30; 21:7; 1Ch 12:38; Pv 17:17; 27:9; Mt 26:49; Jn 15:14.

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