Proverbs 18:19

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

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Before · Proverbs 18:17–18

17He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him. 18The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

After · Proverbs 18:20–21

20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied. 21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Read all of Proverbs 18 (24 verses)

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