Proverbs 18:17-24

17 The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him.

18 The cast ¹lot puts an end to strife And decides between the mighty ones.

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 ²fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; ³He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.

21 ⁴Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its ⁵fruit.

22 He who finds a ⁶wife finds a good thing And ⁷obtains favor from the LORD.

23 The ⁸poor man utters supplications, But the ⁹rich man ¹⁰answers roughly.

24 A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is ¹¹a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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