Proverbs 18:4-11 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

4. Deep waters are words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.

5. Being partial to faces of evil is not good, nor to subvert the righteous at the judgment.

6. The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.

7. The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

8. The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.

9. Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.

10. A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh; into him the righteous will run and be safe.

11. The wealth of the rich is his strong city, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.

Proverbs 18