Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 18
He who is separated seeks [his own] desire, || He interferes with all wisdom. A fool does not delight in understanding, || But in uncovering his heart. Contempt has also come with the coming of the wicked, || And with shame—reproach. The words of a man’s mouth [are] deep waters, || The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook. Pro 20:5Favoring of the face of the wicked [is] not good, || To turn aside the righteous in judgment. Lev 19:15; Deu 1:17; Pro 24:23The lips of a fool enter into strife, || And his mouth calls for stripes. The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, || And his lips [are] the snare of his soul. Pro 10:14; Pro 12:13The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, || And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart. He also that is remiss in his work, || He [is] a brother to a destroyer. The Name of YHWH [is] a tower of strength, || The righteous runs into it, and is set on high. Psa 20:1; Pro 14:26The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, || And as a wall set on high in his own imagination. Pro 10:15The heart of man is high before destruction, || And humility [is] before honor. Pro 16:18Whoever is answering a matter before he hears, || It is folly to him—and shame. The spirit of a man sustains his sickness, || And who bears a struck spirit? The heart of the intelligent gets knowledge, || And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. The gift of a man makes room for him, || And it leads him before the great. Pro 17:8; Mat 2:11The first in his own cause [seems] righteous, || [But] his neighbor comes and has searched him. The lot causes contentions to cease, || And it separates between the mighty. A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, || And contentions as the bar of a palace. From the fruit of a man’s mouth is his belly satisfied, || [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied. Pro 14:14; Isa 3:10Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, || And those loving it eat its fruit. Pro 13:3; Jas 3:8[Whoever] has found a wife has found good, || And brings out goodwill from YHWH. Pro 19:14The poor speaks [with] supplications, || And the rich answers fierce things. A man with friends—to show himself friendly, || And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!Pro 17:17