Proverbs 18:19-24

19 A broken friendship is harder to deal with than a city that has high walls around it. And arguing is like the locked gates of a mighty city.

20 A man can fill his stomach with what he says. The words from his lips can satisfy him.

21 Your tongue has the power of life and death. Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words.

22 The one who finds a wife finds what is good. He receives favor from the Lord.

23 Poor people beg for mercy. But rich people answer in a mean way.

24 Even a man who has many companions can be destroyed. But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.