Proverbs 18:1

Verse 1 of 24. The 18th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Read Proverbs 18

King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.