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Proverbs 18:1-9 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. Unfriendly people look out for themselves;they bicker with sensible people.

2. Fools find no pleasure in understanding,but only in expressing their opinion.

3. When the wicked arrive, so does contempt;with shame comes insult.

4. The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters,a bubbling stream, a fountain of wisdom.

5. Favoring the wicked isn’t good;it denies justice to the righteous.

6. The lips of fools make accusations;their mouths elicit beatings.

7. The mouth of fools is their ruin;their lips are a trap for their lives.

8. The words of gossips are like choice snacks;they go down to the inmost parts.

9. Those who are lazy in their workare brothers to thugs.

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