Proverbs 18:1-12

¹He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.

²A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.

³The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.

⁴Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.

⁵It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.

⁶The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

⁷The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.

⁸The 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.

⁹He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.

¹⁰The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.

¹¹The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.

¹²Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.