{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/18","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T09:20:47.451Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":18,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":17,"nextChapter":19,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":24},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear? "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"A man's gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 18 (DRB)","markdown":"[Proverbs 18](https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/18)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/18 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}