Proverbs
Chapters 18:11-17
New International Version Anglicized
11The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12Before a downfall the heart is haughty,but humility comes before honour.
13To answer before listening –that is folly and shame.
14The human spirit can endure in times of illness,but a crushed spirit who can bear?
15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16A gift opens the wayand ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
17In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,until someone comes forward and cross-examines.