Douay Bible - Proverbs Chapter 18

Proverbs 18:1
He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.

Proverbs 18:2
A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.

Proverbs 18:3
The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sine, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.

Proverbs 18:4
Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.

Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.

Proverbs 18:6
The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.

Proverbs 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.

Proverbs 18:9
He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.

Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.

Proverbs 18:11
The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.

Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.

Proverbs 18:13
He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.

Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?

Proverbs 18:15
A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.

Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.

Proverbs 18:17
The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.

Proverbs 18:18
The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.

Proverbs 18:19
A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.

Proverbs 18:20
Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.

Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.

Proverbs 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.

Proverbs 18:23
The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.

Proverbs 18:24
A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.

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