THE BOOK OF PROVERBS
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17:17. He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.
17:18. A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.
17:19. He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.
17:20. He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
17:21. A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
17:22. A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.
17:23. The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
17:24. Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.
17:25. A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.
17:26. It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right.
17:27. He that setteth bounds to his words, is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.
17:28. Even a fool, if he will hold his peace, shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.
Proverbs Chapter 18
18:1. He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
18:2. A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
18:3. The wicked man, when he is come into the depths of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
18:4. Words from the mouth of a man are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
18:5. It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
18:6. The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
18:7. The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
18:8. The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
18:9. He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.
18:10. The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
18:11. The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
18:12. Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
18:13. He that answereth before he heareth, sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
18:14. The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
18:15. A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
18:16. A man's gift enlargeth his way, and maketh him room before princes.
18:17. The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
18:18. The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.
18:19. A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.
18:20. Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.
18:21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
18:22. He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.
18:23. The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
18:24. A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.
Proverbs Chapter 19
19:1. Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips and unwise.
19:2. Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble.