Proverbs 18:1-7

18:1

Through desire
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a man, having separated
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himself, seeketh
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[and] intermeddleth
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with all wisdom
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{Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}

18:2

A fool
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hath no delight
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in understanding
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but that his heart
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may discover
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itself.

18:3

When the wicked
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cometh
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[then] cometh
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also contempt
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and with ignominy
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reproach
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18:4

The words
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of a man's
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mouth
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[are as] deep
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waters
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[and] the wellspring
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of wisdom
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[as] a flowing
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brook
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18:5

[It is] not good
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to accept
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the person
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of the wicked
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to overthrow
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the righteous
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in judgment
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18:6

A fool's
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lips
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enter
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into contention
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and his mouth
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calleth
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for strokes
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18:7

A fool's
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mouth
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[is] his destruction
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and his lips
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[are] the snare
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of his soul
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