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New International Version NIV
19 A brother helped is like a strong city, but quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
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A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
20 From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
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From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
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The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD.
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He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.
23 The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
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The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
24 There are friends who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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