He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire,
And {Or, quarrelleth with}rageth against all sound wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But only that his heart may reveal itself.
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt,
And with ignominy cometh reproach.
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters;
{Or, A flowing brook, a wellspring of wisdom}The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
To respect the person of the wicked is not good,
{Or, So as to turn aside}Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
A fool's lips {Or, bring contention}enter into contention,
And his mouth calleth for stripes.
A fool's mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.
He also that is slack in his work
Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;
The righteous runneth into it, and {Hebrew: is set on high.}is safe.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
And as a high wall in his own imagination.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty;
And before honor goeth humility.
He that giveth answer before he heareth,
It is folly and shame unto him.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity;
But a broken spirit who can {Or, raise up}bear?
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge;
And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
A man's gift maketh room for him,
And bringeth him before great men.
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just;
But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
The lot causeth contentions to cease,
And parteth between the mighty.
A brother {Or, injured}offended is harder to be won than a strong city;
And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth;
With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
The poor useth entreaties;
But the rich answereth roughly.
{Hebrew: A man of friends.}He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction;
But there is a {Hebrew: lover.}friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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In the transgression of the lips is {Or, an evil snare}a snare to the evil man;But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
A man shall eat good {Or, from}by the fruit of his mouth;But {Or, the desire of the treacherous is for violence}the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee,If they be established together upon thy lips.
To make thee know {Or, of a certainty the words &c.}the certainty of the words of truth,That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
A word {Or, in due season}fitly spokenIs like apples of gold in network of silver.
As {Or, a nose-ring}an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.