Proverbs 18
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
1A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
1Προφάσεις ζητεῖ ἀνὴρ βουλόμενος χωρίζεσθαι ἀπὸ φίλων, ἐν παντὶ δὲ καιρῷ ἐπονείδιστος ἔσται.
2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
2οὐ χρείαν ἔχει σοφίας ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν, μᾶλλον γὰρ ἄγεται ἀφροσύνῃ.
3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
3ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἀσεβὴς εἰς βάθος κακῶν, καταφρονεῖ, επέρχεται δὲ αὐτῷ ἀτιμία καὶ ὄνειδος.
4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
4ὕδωρ βαθὺ λόγος ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός, ποταμὸς δὲ ἀναπηδύει καὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς.
5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
5θαυμάσαι πρόσωπον ἀσεβοῦς οὐ καλόν, οὐδὲ ὅσιον ἐκκλίνειν τὸ δίκαιον ἐν κρίσει.
6A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
6χείλη ἄφρονος ἄγουσιν αὐτὸν εἰς κακά, τὸ δὲ στόμα αὐτοῦ τὸ θρασὺ θάνατον ἐπικαλεῖται.
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
7στόμα ἄφρονος συντριβὴ αὐτῷ, τὰ δὲ χείλη αὐτοῦ παγὶς τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ.
8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
8ὀκνηροὺς καταβάλλει φόβος, ψυχαὶ δὲ ἀνδρογύνων πεινάσουσιν.
9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
9ὁ μὴ ἰώμενος ἑαυτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις αὑτοῦ ἀδελφός ἐστι τοῦ λυμαινομένου ἑαυτόν.
10The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
10ἐκ μεγαλωσύνης ἰσχύος ὄνομα Κυρίου, αὐτῷ δὲ προσδραμόντες δίκαιοι ὑψοῦνται.
11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
11ὕπαρξις πλουσίου ἀνδρὸς πόλις ὀχυρά, ἡ δὲ δόξα αὐτῆς μέγα ἐπισκιάζει.
12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
12πρὸ συντριβῆς ὑψοῦται καρδία ἀνδρός, καὶ πρὸ δόξης ταπεινοῦται.
13He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
13ὃς ἀποκρίνεται λόγον πρὶν ἀκοῦσαι, ἀφροσύνη αὐτῷ ἐστι καὶ ὄνειδος.
14A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
14θυμὸν ἀνδρὸς πραὐνει θεράπων φρόνιμος, ὀλιγόψυχον δὲ ἄνδρα τίς ὑποίσει;
15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
15καρδία φρονίμου κτᾶται αἴσθησιν, ὦτα δὲ σοφῶν ζητεῖ ἔννοιαν.
16A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
16δόμα ἀνθρώπου ἐμπλατύνει αὐτὸν καὶ παρὰ δυνάσταις καθιζάνει αὐτόν.
17He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
17δίκαιος ἑαυτοῦ κατήγορος ἐν πρωτολογίᾳ, ὡς δ' ἂν ἐπιβάλῃ ὁ ἀντίδικος ἐλέγχεται.
18The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
18ἀντιλογίας παύει σιγηρός, ἐν δὲ δυναστείαις ὁρίζει.
19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
19ἀδελφὸς ὑπὸ ἀδελφοῦ βοηθούμενος ὡς πόλις ὀχυρὰ καὶ ὑψηλή, ἰσχύει δὲ ὥσπερ τεθεμελιωμένον βασίλειον.
20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
20ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ἀνὴρ πίμπλησι κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ ἐμπλησθήσεται.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
21θάνατος καὶ ζωὴ ἐν χειρὶ γλώσσης, οἱ δὲ κρατοῦντες αὐτῆς ἔδονται τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς.
22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
22ὃς εὗρε γυναῖκα ἀγαθήν, εὗρε χάριτας, ἔλαβε δὲ παρὰ Θεοῦ ἱλαρότητα. 22α ὃς ἐκβάλλει γυναῖκα ἀγαθήν, ἐκβάλλει τὰ ἀγαθά, ὁ δὲ κατέχων μοιχαλίδα ἄφρων καὶ ἀσεβής.
23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
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24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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