{"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/ylt/proverbs/18","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-15T11:23:02.730Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":18,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":17,"nextChapter":19,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":24},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"A fool delighteth not in understanding, But — in uncovering his heart."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame — reproach."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Acceptance of the face of the wicked is not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Righteous is the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"With supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 18 (YLT)","markdown":"[Proverbs 18](https://primebible.com/ylt/proverbs/18)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/proverbs/18 (accessed 2026-06-15)."}}