Proverbs 18:13-23

¹³He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.

¹⁴The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?

¹⁵A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.

¹⁶A man’s gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.

¹⁷The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.

¹⁸The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.

¹⁹A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.

²⁰Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.

²¹Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.

²²He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.

²³The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.