Proverbs 18:1-6

¹He that will go away from a friend, seeketh occasions, that is, feigneth causes, (or looketh for reasons); in all time he shall be despisable.

²A fool receiveth not the words of prudence; no but thou say those things, that be turned (over) in his heart.

³A wicked man, when he cometh into (the) depth of sins, despiseth wholesome lore, (or discipline), and commandment; but scandal and shame followeth him.

⁴Deep water is the words of the mouth of a man; and a strand floating over is the well of wisdom. (Words from a person’s mouth (can be) like deep water or (can be) as deep as the water; and the well of wisdom (is) like a stream flowing over.)

⁵It is not good to take the person of a wicked man in doom, that thou bow away from the truth of doom. (It is not good to favour a wicked person, so that thou turn away from the truth in judgement.)

⁶The lips of a fool meddle themselves with chidings; and his mouth stirreth strives. (A fool’s lips mix,or mingle, themselves in with arguments; and his mouth stirreth up strife.)