{"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/web/proverbs/18","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T21:53:12.826Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":18,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":17,"nextChapter":19,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":24},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 18 (WEB)","markdown":"[Proverbs 18](https://primebible.com/web/proverbs/18)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/proverbs/18 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}