Proverbs 18:19-21

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

20 With the ¹fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; ²He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.

21 ³Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its ⁴fruit.

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Cross References 4

1. Proverbs 12:14
2. Proverbs 14:14
3. Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:3; Matthew 12:37
4. Proverbs 13:2; Isaiah 3:10; Hosea 10:13

Footnotes 2

[a]. I.e. speech
[b]. Lit "hand"

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