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Proverbs 18

Proverbs 18 ( Proverbs • Chapter 18 (24 verses)): Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Proverbs 18:18 : "The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty."; Proverbs 18:23 : "The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly."; Proverbs 18:3 : "When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.". Related canonical books and chapters: Proverbs 18 ( Proverbs • Chapter 18 (24 verses)), Proverbs (Old Testament • 31 Chapters), Acts 18 ( Acts • Chapter 18 (28 verses)).

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Proverbs 18
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Proverbs • Chapter 18 (24 verses)

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Proverbs
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 31 Chapters

Proverbs (Old Testament, 31 chapters). Key figures: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Hezekiah , Judah . Key places: Egypt . Opens with: "The proverbs of Solomon the son of David , king of Israel ;..."

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

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Overview of Proverbs illuminating God's wisdom (hokhmah), the fear of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge, Lady Wisdom's invitation, and practical righteous living.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
ἀγαθός
agathos (agathós) [ag-ath-os']
G0018 Greek adjective 102x
good, thy favour, benefit, goodliness

Primary meaning: good, thy favour, benefit, goodliness. Strong's: "good" (in any sense, often as noun). Lexical nuances: in general, good , in physical and in moral sense, used of persons, things, acts, conditions, etc., applied to that which is regarded as "perfect in its kind, so as to produce pleasure and satisfaction, . . . that which, in itself good, is also at once for the good and the advantage of him who comes in contact with it" (Cremer, 3): γῆ , Lk 8:8 ; δένδρον , Mt 7:18 ; καρδία , Lk 8:15 ; δόσις , Ja...

Derivation: a primary word;
גּוֹרָל
goral (gôrāl) [go-RAWL]
H1486 Hebrew noun masculine 77x
lot, destiny, allotment, inheritance

Sacred lot cast to determine divine will (Proverbs 16:33), allocate promised land to tribes, and designate Yom Kippur goats (Leviticus 16:8).

Derivation: From an unused root meaning rough, pebble.
Acts 18
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Acts • Chapter 18 (28 verses)

After these things Paul departed from Athens , and came to Corinth ; And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus , lately come from Italy , with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome :) and came unto them. And because he was of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Athens , Corinth , Pontus , Italy , Rome .

John 18
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John • Chapter 18 (40 verses)

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. Judas then, hav... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Judas, Simon , Nazareth .

Luke 18
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Luke • Chapter 18 (43 verses)

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Jericho , Nazareth .

Matthew 18
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Matthew • Chapter 18 (35 verses)

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus , saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not e... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah.

Revelation 18
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Revelation • Chapter 18 (24 verses)

And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of eve... Mentions: Babylon .

1 Chronicles 18
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 18 (17 verses)

Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab ; and the Moabites became David 's servants, and brought gifts. And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath ,... Mentions: David, Moab , Moabites , Solomon , Esau ( Edom ), Gath , Zobah , Hamath , Euphrates .

1 Kings 18
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1 Kings • Chapter 18 (46 verses)

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria . And Ahab called Obadiah , wh... Mentions: Obadiah , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Samaria , Carmel , Kishon , Jezreel 2 .

1 Samuel 18
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1 Samuel • Chapter 18 (30 verses)

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul , that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David , and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. Then Jonathan and David made... Mentions: Saul, Jonathan, David, Jacob/Israel , Judah .

2 Chronicles 18
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 18 (34 verses)

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria . And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth –... Mentions: Jehoshaphat , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Amon , Samaria , Ramoth 3 , Syria .

2 Kings 18
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2 Kings • Chapter 18 (37 verses)

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel , that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . His mother's name also was Abi, the ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hezekiah , Ahaz , Judah , David , Jerusalem , Assyria , Gaza , Samaria , Halah .

2 Samuel 18
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2 Samuel • Chapter 18 (33 verses)

And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah , Joab's brother, and a third p... Mentions: David, Zeruiah , Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Ahimaaz .

Deuteronomy 18
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 18 (22 verses)

The priests the Levites , and all the tribe of Levi , shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel : they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance. Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath... Mentions: Levi , Jacob/Israel , Horeb .

Exodus 18
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Exodus • Chapter 18 (27 verses)

When Jethro, the priest of Midian , Moses ' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses , and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt ; Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, And her two ... Mentions: Midian , Moses, Jacob/Israel, Gershon ( Gershom ), Eliezer , Egypt .

Ezekiel 18
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Ezekiel • Chapter 18 (32 verses)

The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel , saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel .

Genesis 18
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Genesis • Chapter 18 (33 verses)

And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre : and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, And s... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Mamre , Sodom , Gomorrah .

Isaiah 18
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Isaiah • Chapter 18 (7 verses)

Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia : That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; ... Mentions: Ethiopia , Zion .

Judges 18
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Judges • Chapter 18 (31 verses)

In those days there was no king in Israel : and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel . And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Ephraim , Micah , Judah , Zorah , Eshtaol , Laish .

Jeremiah 18
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Jeremiah • Chapter 18 (23 verses)

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Jerusalem , Lebanon .

Job 18
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Job • Chapter 18 (21 verses)

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?

Joshua 18
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Joshua • Chapter 18 (28 verses)

And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh , and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joshua , Judah , Joseph , Gad , Shiloh , Jordan , Jericho , Luz 1 , Ataroth 1 .

Leviticus 18
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Leviticus • Chapter 18 (30 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. After the doings of the land of Egypt , wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan , whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Egypt .

Papyrus 52 (P52, Rylands Greek 457) Recto — John 18:31–33
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The earliest surviving manuscript witness to the New Testament, preserving John 18:31-33 depicting the trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate.

Second-Century Egyptian Christian Scribe • John Rylands Library, Manchester / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Papyrus 52 (P52, Rylands Greek 457) Verso — John 18:37–38
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Verso of P52 containing Christ 's famous declaration: 'Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice' and Pilate's question 'What is truth?'.

Second-Century Egyptian Christian Scribe • John Rylands Library, Manchester / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Codex Vaticanus (B, 03) — Gospel of Matthew 1:1–18
IMAGE • manuscripts

Genealogy of Jesus Christ from Abraham through David in prime Alexandrian text-type.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Book of Kells — Chi-Rho Monogram Page (Matthew 1:18)
IMAGE • manuscripts

One of the most famous manuscript pages in human history, celebrating the Incarnation of Christ (Christi autem generatio).

Columban Monks of Iona / Kells (c. 800 CE) • Trinity College Library Dublin / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Numbers 18
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Numbers • Chapter 18 (32 verses)

And the Lord said unto Aaron , Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi , the tribe of thy father, bring thou w... Mentions: Aaron , Levi , Jacob/Israel , Moses .

Gallio Inscription at Delphi — Proconsul of Achaia (Acts 18:12)
IMAGE • archaeology

Rescript of Emperor Claudius dating the proconsulship of Gallio in Corinth to 51–52 CE, the chronological anchor of Pauline chronology.

Roman Imperial Chancellery (Claudius) / Delphi Excavation • Delphi Archaeological Museum / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Map of Sennacherib's Invasion of Judah (701 BCE)
IMAGE • maps

The march of the Assyrian army down the Judean coastal plain, siege of Lachish , and encirclement of Jerusalem .

Townsend MacCoun (1899) • The Holy Land in Geography and in History / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Scripture Passages (24)

Proverbs 18:18 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Proverbs 18:23 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

Proverbs 18:3 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

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

Proverbs 18:1 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Proverbs 18:6 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

Proverbs 18:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

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

Proverbs 18:2 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

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

Proverbs 18:16 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Proverbs 18:22 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

Proverbs 1:18 (KJV)
Proverbs 1 KJV

And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

Proverbs 18:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

Proverbs 18:7 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

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

Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

Proverbs 18:13 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 18:14 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

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

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

Proverbs 18:5 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Proverbs 18:9 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

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

Proverbs 18:10 (KJV)
Proverbs 18 KJV

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

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