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    "language": "en",
    "book": "proverbs",
    "chapter": 18
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    "n": 18,
    "bookSlug": "proverbs",
    "bookCode": "PRO",
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    "translation": null,
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    "lines": [],
    "paragraphs": [{
        "n": 1,
        "refId": "PRO-18:1",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.1",
        "text": "He that separateth himself seeketh [his own] desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom."
      },{
        "n": 2,
        "refId": "PRO-18:2",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.2",
        "text": "A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself."
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "PRO-18:3",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.3",
        "text": "When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy [cometh] reproach."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "PRO-18:4",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.4",
        "text": "The words of a man`s mouth are [as] deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is [as] a flowing brook."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "PRO-18:5",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.5",
        "text": "To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "PRO-18:6",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.6",
        "text": "A fool`s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "PRO-18:7",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.7",
        "text": "A fool`s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "PRO-18:8",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.8",
        "text": "The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "PRO-18:9",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.9",
        "text": "He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "PRO-18:10",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.10",
        "text": "The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "PRO-18:11",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.11",
        "text": "The rich man`s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "PRO-18:12",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.12",
        "text": "Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [goeth] humility."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "PRO-18:13",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.13",
        "text": "He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "PRO-18:14",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.14",
        "text": "The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?"
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "PRO-18:15",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.15",
        "text": "The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "PRO-18:16",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.16",
        "text": "A man`s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "PRO-18:17",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.17",
        "text": "He that pleadeth his cause first [seemeth] just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "PRO-18:18",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.18",
        "text": "The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "PRO-18:19",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.19",
        "text": "A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong       city; And [such] contentions are like the bars of a castle."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "PRO-18:20",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.20",
        "text": "A man`s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his       mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied."
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "PRO-18:21",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.21",
        "text": "Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "PRO-18:22",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.22",
        "text": "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah."
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "PRO-18:23",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.23",
        "text": "The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly."
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "PRO-18:24",
        "verseRef": "Prov.18.24",
        "text": "He that maketh many friends [doeth it] to his own       destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."
      }
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