Proverbs 18

1 Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.

to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel

2 The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.

not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his

3 The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.

in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach

4 Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.

water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom

5 It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.

to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice

6 The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.

lips fool to come (in): come in/on/with strife and lip his to/for blow to call: call to

7 The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.

lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his

8 The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.

word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body

9 Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.

also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction

10 The name of the Lord is a very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.

tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt

11 The substance of the wealthy is the city of his strength, and it is like a strong wall encircling him.

substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his

12 The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.

to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility

13 Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.

to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame

14 The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?

spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her

15 A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.

heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge

16 A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.

gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him

17 The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him.

righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *QK) neighbor his and to search him

18 Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.

contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate

19 A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities.

brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *QK) like/as bar citadel: fortress

20 From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.

from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.

death and life in/on/with hand: power tongue and to love: lover her to eat fruit her

22 He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious.

to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD

23 The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly.

supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong

24 A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.

man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling