The Proverbs of Solomon Continued:
Chapters 18-21
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
-18:2
A fool’s lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites a beating.
A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
-18:6-7
The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
-18:10
Before destruction a man’s heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.
If one gives an answer before he hears,
it is his folly and shame.
-18:12-13
He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.
-18:22
Wealth brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
Many seek the favor of a generous man,
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
All a poor man’s brothers hate him;
how much more do his friends go far from him!
-19:4-7
Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will discover good.
-19:8
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will perish.
-19:9
Good sense makes one slow to anger;
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
-19:11
A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
-19:13-14
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
-19:17
Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Many are plans in the mind of a man,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
-19:20-21
The fear of the Lord leads to life,
and whoever has it rests satisfied;
he will not be visited by harm.
-19:23
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
-20:1
Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
the Lord has made them both.
-20:11-12
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
-20:19
The glory of young men is their strength,
but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
-20:29
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs his heart.
To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
-21:2-3
It is better to live in a desert land
than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
-21:19
Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling,
but a foolish man devours it.
-21:20
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.
“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride.
-21:23-24
No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.
-21:30