Dual Panel1One who has isolated <06504> himself seeks <01245> his own desires <08378>; he rejects <01566> all <03605> sound judgment <08454>.
2A fool <03684> takes no <03808> pleasure <02654> in understanding <08394> but only <0518> in disclosing <01540> what is on his mind <03820>.
3When a wicked <07563> person arrives <0935>, contempt <0937> shows up <0935> with <05973> him, and with shame <07036> comes a reproach <02781>.
4The words <01697> of a person’s <0376> mouth <06310> are like deep <06013> waters <04325>, and the fountain <04726> of wisdom <02451> is like a flowing <05042> brook <05158>.
5It is terrible <02896> <03808> to show partiality <06440> <05375> to the wicked <07563>, by depriving <05186> a righteous man <06662> of justice <04941>.
6The lips <08193> of a fool <03684> enter <0935> into strife <07379>, and his mouth <06310> invites <07121> a flogging <04112>.
7The mouth <06310> of a fool <03684> is his ruin <04288>, and his lips <08193> are a snare <04170> for his life <05315>.
8The words <01697> of a gossip <05372> are like choice morsels <03859>; they <01992> go down <03381> into the person’s innermost being <02315>.
9The one who is slack <07503> in his work <04399> is a brother <0251> to one <01167> who <01931> destroys <07843>.
10The name <08034> of the Lord <03069> is like a strong <05797> tower <04026>; the righteous <06662> person runs <07323> to it and is set safely on high <07682>.
11The wealth <01952> of a rich <06223> person is like a strong <05797> city <07151>, and it is like a high <07682> wall <02346> in his imagination <04906>.
12Before <06440> destruction <07667> the heart <03820> of a person <0376> is proud <01361>, but humility <06038> comes before <06440> honor <03519>.
13The one who gives <07725> an answer <01697> before <02962> he listens <08085>– that <01931> is his folly <0200> and his shame <03639>.
14A person’s <0376> spirit <07307> sustains <03557> him through sickness <04245>– but who <04310> can bear <05375> a crushed <05218> spirit <07307>?
15The discerning <0995> person <03820> acquires <07069> knowledge <01847>, and the wise <02450> person seeks <01245> knowledge <01847>.
16A person’s <0120> gift <04976> makes room <07337> for him, and leads <05148> him before <06440> important <01419> people.
17The first <07223> to state his case <07379> seems right <06662>, until his opponent begins <0935> to cross-examine <02713> <0935> him.
18A toss of a coin <01486> ends <07673> disputes <04079>, and settles the issue <06504> between <0996> strong opponents <06099>.
19A relative <0251> offended <06586> is harder to reach than a strong <05797> city <07151>, and disputes <04066> are like the barred gates <01280> of a fortified citadel <0759>.
20From the fruit <06529> of a person’s <0376> mouth <06310> his stomach <0990> is satisfied <07646>, with the product <08393> of his lips <08193> is he satisfied <07646>.
21Death <04194> and life <02416> are in the power <03027> of the tongue <03956>, and those who love <0157> its use will eat <0398> its fruit <06529>.
22The one who finds <04672> a wife <0802> finds <04672> what is enjoyable <02896>, and receives <06329> a pleasurable <07522> gift from the Lord <03068>.
23A poor <07326> person makes <01696> supplications <08469>, but a rich <06223> man answers <06030> harshly <05794>.
24A person <0376> who has friends <07453> may be harmed <07489> by them, but there is <03426> a friend <0157> who sticks closer <01695> than a brother <0251>.