Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 18:16-24"

Proverbs 18:16-24

16 Do you want to meet an important person? Take a gift and it will be easy.

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

17 The first person to speak in court always seems right until his opponent begins to question him.

17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

18 If two powerful people are opposing each other in court, casting lots can settle the issue.

18 Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart.

19 Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall, but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.

19 A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

20 You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say.

20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

21 What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.

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

22 Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the Lord is good to you.

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

23 When the poor speak, they have to be polite, but when the rich answer, they are rude.

23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

24 Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.