### World English Bible

Proverbs 17

## The Proverbs

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| # Chapter 18
#### 1 | An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, And defies all sound judgment.
#### 2 | A fool has no delight in understanding, But only in broadcasting 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 | The name of Yahweh 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 gives answer 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; And disputes are like the bars of a castle.
#### 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 pleads for mercy, But the rich answers harshly.
#### 24 | A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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