Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor

Proverbs 18:1-24

The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;  they go down to the inmost parts.

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale. Before a downfall the heart is haughty,  but humility comes before honor.

To answer before listening— that is folly and shame. 

The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.

A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.

Why?
He who finds a good wife receives favor from the Lord because no one knows the reason and opportunity.

Keep humility is the way to be honored. Haughty brings downfall.

Don't speak gossip, it is an innocent word.

Crushed Spiritual no one can bear and is more dangerous than in sickness.

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與眾寡合的，獨自尋求心願，並惱恨一切真智慧:忿世忌俗的人。

愚昧人不喜愛明哲，只喜愛顯露心意： 只愛講，不愛聽的人。

人口中的言語如同深水：話中有話，讓人去猜

傳舌人的言語如同美食：把別人的錯誤當作笑話在說，在聽，看好戲

浪費人： 消極、墮落的人。

富足人的財物是他的堅城： 容易把看得見的錢財為貴，為保障。

敗壞之先，人心驕傲；尊榮以前，必有謙卑： 整本聖經的原則。靠自己想往上爬的就是開始墮落了

未曾聽完先回答的： 自我很強烈的人

心靈的問題只有依靠神

聰明人的心得知識；智慧人的耳求知識：智慧人不斷在求知識，真正知道愈多的人，愈覺得自己知道的不足。

先訴情由的，似乎有理；但鄰舍來到，就察出實情： 不要單聽單方面的論述，福音書有四篇，可以全方位認識到。

掣籤結果也在神的手中。

說話的人要承擔自己話語的後果，有時在言話得勝，卻失去朋友關係！

但有一朋友比弟兄更親密：耶穌是我們最好的朋友。

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How?

Be humble and speak the meaningful word in my life.

The tongue has the power of live and death, so be careful to speak before we open mouth.

How?