Proverbs 18

“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.” Naming Through keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.” The line’s distinctive content terms include delight, discover, fool. Its relationship to verses 1 and 3 shows what work it does in this passage.

“When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cometh, contempt, ignominy. Its relationship to verses 2 and 4 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.” The line’s distinctive content terms include brook, deep, flowing. Its relationship to verses 3 and 5 shows what work it does in this passage.

“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.” The line’s distinctive content terms include accept, good, judgment. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.” The line’s distinctive content terms include calleth, contention, enter. Its relationship to verses 5 and 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.” The line’s distinctive content terms include destruction, fool’s, lips. Its relationship to verses 6 and 8 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.” The line’s distinctive content terms include belly, innermost, parts. Its relationship to verses 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.” The line’s distinctive content terms include brother, slothful, waster. Its relationship to verses 10 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” The line’s distinctive content terms include LORD, name, righteous. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.” The line’s distinctive content terms include city, conceit, high. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.” The line’s distinctive content terms include destruction, haughty, heart. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.” The line’s distinctive content terms include answereth, folly, heareth. Its relationship to verses 12 and 14 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.” The line’s distinctive content terms include knowledge, getteth, heart. Its relationship to verses 14 and 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.” The line’s distinctive content terms include bringeth, gift, maketh. Its relationship to verses 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cause, cometh, first. Its relationship to verses 18 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.” The line’s distinctive content terms include causeth, cease, contentions. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.” The line’s distinctive content terms include bars, brother, castle. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“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 command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD .” Naming Whoso keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.” The line’s distinctive content terms include answereth, intreaties, poor. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.