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| 18:1 | Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. |
| 18:2 | A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. |
| 18:3 | When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. |
| 18:4 | The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. |
| 18:5 | It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. |
| 18:6 | A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. |
| 18:7 | A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. |
| 18:8 | The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. |
| 18:9 | He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. |
| 18:10 | The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
| 18:11 | The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. |
| 18:12 | Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. |
| 18:13 | He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. |
| 18:14 | The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? |
| 18:15 | The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. |
| 18:16 | A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| 18:17 | He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. |
| 18:18 | The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. |
| 18:19 | A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. |
| 18:20 | A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. |
| 18:21 | Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. |
| 18:22 | Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. |
| 18:23 | The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. |
| 18:24 | A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. |
| 18:1 | He accompanieth hym selfe with all steadfast & helth some doctryne, that hath a feruent desyre to it and is sequestrate from companye. |
| 18:2 | A foole hath no delyte in vnderstandinge, but onely in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth. |
| 18:3 | When the vngodly commeth, them commeth also dysdayne, and with the dishonest person commeth shame and dishonour. |
| 18:4 | The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke depe waters, and the well of wysdome is lyke a full streame. |
| 18:5 | It is not good to regarde the personne of the vngodly, or to put backe the ryghteous in iudgement. |
| 18:6 | A fooles lyppes are euer brawelynge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto battayll. |
| 18:7 | A fooles mouth is hys awne destruccyon, and hys lyppes are the snare for hys awne soule |
| 18:8 | The wordes of a sclaunderer are very woundes, and go thorowe vnto the ynmost partes of the body. |
| 18:9 | Who so is slouthfull and slacke in hys laboure, is the brother of him that is a waster. |
| 18:10 | The name of the Lord is a stronge castell, the ryghteous flyeth vnto it, and is in saue garde. |
| 18:11 | But the ryche mans goodes are his stronge holde, ye he taketh them for an hye wall rounde aboute him. |
| 18:12 | After pryde commeth destruccyon, and honour after lowlynes. |
| 18:13 | He that geueth sentence in a matter before he heare it, is a foole, and worthy to be confounded. |
| 18:14 | A good stomacke dryueth awaye a mans disease, but when the sprete is vexed, who maye byde it? |
| 18:15 | A wyse herte laboureth for knowledge and a prudent eare seketh vnderstandynge. |
| 18:16 | Lyberalite bryngeth a man to honoure and worshyppe, and setteth him amonge great men. |
| 18:17 | The righteous declareth his awne cause first him selfe, yf his neyghbour come, he shall finde him. |
| 18:18 | The lott pacifyeth the variaunce, & parteth the myghtye a sunder. |
| 18:19 | A brother though he be greued wt offence, yet is he more worth then a very stronge castell: and they that holde together are lyke the barre of a palace. |
| 18:20 | A mans bely shalbe satisfyed wt the frute of his awne mouth, and with the increase of hys lyppes shall he be fylled. |
| 18:21 | Death and lyfe are in the instrument of the tonge: and they that loue it, shall enioye the frute therof. |
| 18:22 | Who so fyndeth a wyfe fyndeth a good thynge, and receaueth an wholsome benefyte of the Lorde. |
| 18:23 | The poore maketh supplicacyon & praieth mekely: but the riche geueth a rough answere. |
| 18:24 | A man that loueth his frendes wyll be compinable with them: and some frende sticketh faster to a man then his brother. |
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