Proverbs 18 (NET)

Proverbs 18:1¹One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eph 5:15-17Prov 2:1-6Prov 20:3Jer 15:17Prov 24:21Jude 1:19Mark 1:35Prov 14:10Exod 33:16Isa 26:8-9

Proverbs 18:2²A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 1:7Prov 12:23Prov 17:16Ps 1:1-2Prov 13:161 Cor 8:1Eccl 10:31 Cor 14:122 Pet 2:15-19Matt 8:34

Proverbs 18:3³When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 4:14Prov 22:101 Pet 4:4Prov 11:2Prov 29:161 Sam 20:30Neh 4:4Ps 123:3-4Ps 69:20Ps 69:9

Proverbs 18:4⁴The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 20:5Prov 10:11Col 4:6John 4:14Prov 13:14John 7:38-39Col 3:16Matt 12:34Ps 78:2Prov 16:22

Proverbs 18:5⁵It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Lev 19:15Deut 16:19Prov 28:21Ps 82:2Prov 17:15Prov 24:23Deut 1:16-17Isa 5:23Matt 22:161 Kgs 21:9-14

Proverbs 18:6⁶The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 27:3Prov 16:27-28Prov 22:24-25Prov 12:16Prov 13:10Prov 14:16Prov 14:3Prov 17:14Prov 19:19Prov 19:29

Proverbs 18:7⁷The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 13:3Prov 10:14Prov 12:13Ps 64:8Ps 140:9Eccl 10:11-14Acts 23:14-22Prov 10:8Prov 6:2Judg 11:35

Proverbs 18:8⁸The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into the person’s innermost being.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Lev 19:16Prov 12:18Prov 16:28Prov 26:20-22Ps 52:2Ps 64:3-4

Proverbs 18:9⁹The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 10:4Heb 6:12Prov 24:30-34Prov 23:20-21Rom 12:11Matt 25:26Prov 28:24Luke 15:13-14Luke 16:1-2Job 30:29

Proverbs 18:10¹⁰The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 22:3Ps 91:2Isa 26:4Ps 144:2Ps 61:3-4Ps 27:1Ps 18:2Gen 17:1Rev 1:8Matt 1:23

Proverbs 18:11¹¹The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 10:15Eccl 7:12Ps 52:5-7Deut 32:31Luke 12:19-21Ps 49:6-9Job 31:24-25Prov 11:4Ps 62:10-11

Proverbs 18:12¹²Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 15:331 Pet 5:5Ezek 28:2Prov 11:2Prov 16:18Luke 14:11Prov 29:23Ezek 28:9Acts 12:21-23Dan 9:20

Proverbs 18:13¹³The one who gives an answer before he listens — that is his folly and his shame.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 7:51Deut 13:14Prov 20:25Job 29:16

Proverbs 18:14¹⁴A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness— but who can bear a crushed spirit?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 15:13Prov 17:222 Cor 12:9-101 Pet 1:6Jas 1:2Ps 147:32 Cor 2:7Ps 77:2-3Job 2:7-10Job 6:4

Proverbs 18:15¹⁵The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jas 1:5Prov 15:14Luke 10:39Prov 1:51 Kgs 3:9Prov 23:23Prov 4:7Prov 9:9Ps 119:97-104Prov 10:14

Proverbs 18:16¹⁶A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 33:10Gen 43:11Prov 19:61 Sam 25:27Prov 17:8Gen 32:20Prov 21:14

Proverbs 18:17¹⁷The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 18:13

Proverbs 18:18¹⁸A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 16:33Neh 11:11 Chr 24:311 Chr 6:631 Sam 10:21-271 Sam 14:42Josh 14:2

Proverbs 18:19¹⁹A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 16:32Acts 15:39Prov 6:191 Kgs 12:16Gen 37:3-5Gen 27:41-45Gen 4:5-81 Kgs 2:23-252 Sam 13:222 Sam 13:28

Proverbs 18:20²⁰From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied, with the product of his lips he will be satisfied.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 12:13-14Prov 25:11-12Prov 13:2Prov 22:18

Proverbs 18:21²¹Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eph 4:29Matt 12:35-37Col 4:6Prov 10:19-21Jas 3:6-9Prov 13:2-3Prov 10:31Eccl 10:12-14Prov 18:4-7Prov 12:13

Proverbs 18:22²²The one who has found a good wife has found what goodness is, and obtained a delightful gift from the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 19:14Prov 31:10-31Prov 12:4Eccl 9:91 Cor 7:2Gen 2:18Prov 5:15-23Hos 12:12Prov 8:35Gen 29:20-21

Proverbs 18:23²³A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jas 2:3Exod 5:2Jas 1:9-11Jas 2:61 Sam 25:172 Kgs 4:1-2Isa 66:21 Sam 2:361 Sam 25:10Gen 42:30

Proverbs 18:24²⁴There are companions who harm one another, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 17:17John 15:13-15Prov 27:92 Sam 1:261 Sam 19:4-52 Sam 9:1-132 Sam 21:72 Sam 16:17Matt 26:49-501 Chr 12:38-40