Proverbs 18:19-24

19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

20 ¹From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.

21 ²Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

22 He who finds ³a wife finds ⁴a good thing and ⁵obtains favor ⁶from the LORD.

23 The poor use entreaties, but ⁷the rich answer roughly.

24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but ⁸there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Cross References

• 1. See Proverbs 12:14
• 2. Matthew 12:36, 37; [Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 12:13]
• 3. Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 19:14; See Proverbs 31:10-31
• 4. [Genesis 2:18]
• 5. Proverbs 8:35
• 6. Proverbs 19:14
• 7. [James 2:3, 6]
• 8. See Proverbs 17:17