Proverbs 18:4-13

⁴Like deep waters are the words of a wise man's mouth, and a bubbling brook is the well-spring of wisdom.

⁵It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, to wrest the cause of the righteous in judgment.

⁶The lips of the fool come with contention, and his mouth calleth for blows.

⁷The mouth of the fool is a destruction to himself, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

⁸The words of a whisperer are as wounds, and they go down indeed into the innermost parts of the body.

⁹He also that showeth himself slothful in his work is a brother to the destroyer.

¹⁰The name of the Lord is a strong tower, whereunto the righteous runneth, and is placed in safety.

¹¹The rich man's wealth is his strong town, and as a towering wall in his own conceit.

¹²Before downfall the heart of man becometh haughty, and before honor goeth humility.

¹³When one returneth an answer before he understandeth the question, it is folly unto him and shame.