PROVERB of Jesus Christ ( 18)

1 Through desire a man,
 having separated himself,
 seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
 but that his heart may discover itself.
3 When the wicked comes,
 then comes also contempt,
 and with ignominy reproach.
4 The words of a man's mouth
 are as deep waters, 
and the wellspring of wisdom 
as a flowing brook.
5 It is not good to accept the
 person of the wicked, to overthrow
 the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool's lips enter into contention, 
and his mouth calls for strokes.
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, 
and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a talebearer are 
as wounds, and they go down into
 the innermost parts of the belly.
9 He also that is slothful in his work
 is brother to him that is a great waster.
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower
: the righteous runs into it, and is safe.
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
 and as an high wall in his own conceit.
12 Before destruction the heart of man
 is haughty, and before honour is humility.
13 He that answers a matter before he hears it, 
it is folly and shame unto him.
14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; 
but a wounded spirit who can bear?
15 The heart of the prudent gets knowledge; 
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 A man's gift makes room for him,
 and brings him before great  men.
17 He that is first in his own cause seems just;
 but his neighbour comes and searches him.
18 The lot causes contentions to cease,
 and parts between the mighty.
19 A brother offended is harder to be
 won than a strong city: and their
 contentions are like the bars of a castle.
20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with
 the fruit of his mouth; and with
 the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue:
 and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, 
and obtains favour of the LORD.
23 The poor uses intreaties; 
but the rich answers roughly.
24 A man that has friends must
 show himself friendly:
 and there is a friend that sticks 
closer than a brother.







Through desire a man having separated 
himself from evil , seeks the wisdom 
of Christ.


2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
 but that his heart may discover itself.

A fool has no delight in understanding 
Christ,  but that his heart may discover
 itself in foolishness.



3 When the wicked comes,
 then comes also contempt,
 and with ignominy reproach.

When the wicked comes ,
 then contempt  comes also.
And public shame comes reproach.




4 The words of a man's mouth
 are as deep waters, 
and the wellspring of wisdom 
as a flowing brook.
5 It is not good to accept the
 person of the wicked, to overthrow
 the righteous in judgment.


Don't accept the wicked person to
overthrown the righteous in
judgment.


6 A fool's lips enter into contention, 
and his mouth calls for strokes.
A fool enter into contention and
he calla for punishment.

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, 
and his lips are the snare of his soul.

A fool's mouth is his destruction, 
and what he says is a snare of 
his soul.


8 The words of a talebearer are 
as wounds, and they go down into
 the innermost parts of the belly.

The words of a talebearer are 
as wounds, and the wounds go
 down into the innermost parts
 of the belly

9 He also that is slothful in his work
 is brother to him that is a great waster.

The slothful in his work is a brother
to him that is a great waster.



10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower:
 the righteous runs into it, and is safe.

The Lord is a strong tower and the righteous 
runs into it and is safe.


11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
 and as an high wall in his own conceit.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
 and as an high wall in his own pride.


12 Before destruction the heart of man
 is haughty, and before honour is humility.

Before destruction the heart of man
 is haughty, and before honour the heart
 of man is humble.

13 He that answers a matter before he hears it, 
 unto him.
it is folly and shame to answers a matter
 before he hears it, 

14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; 
but a wounded spirit who can bear?

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; 
but a wounded spirit is difficult to bear?

15 The heart of the prudent gets knowledge; 
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

The heart of the prudent gets knowledge
of Christ ; 
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge
of Christ.
.
16 A man's gift makes room for him,
 and brings him before great  men.

A man's gift makes room for him,
 and brings flavor for him before 
great  men.

17 He that is first in his own cause seems just;
 but his neighbour comes and searches him.

He thinks he is right but his neighbour 
questions him.

18 The lot causes contentions to cease,
 and parts between the mighty.

The contentions cease and part between
 the mighty

19 A brother offended is harder to be
 won than a strong city: and their
 contentions are like the bars of a castle.


A brother offended is harder to be
 won than a strong city:
 and their contentions are fierce like
 the bars of a castle.


20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with
 the fruit of his mouth; and with
 the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

The fruit of his mouth  shall  satisfied 
a man's belly ;
 the increase of his lips shall he be filled.


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


The Lord gives a prudent wife.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, 
and obtains favour of the LORD.
He obtains favour of the LORD when
he finds a good thing in a wife.

 The poor is humble; 
but the rich answers roughly.




24 A man that has friends must
 show himself friendly:
 and there is a friend that sticks 
closer than a brother.

A friendly man has friends
and there is a friend that sticks 
closer than a brother.