Proverbs 18:17-24
In court, the first one to speak seems right.
Then someone else comes forward and questions him.
Casting lots will put a stop to arguing.
It will keep the strongest enemies apart.
A broken friendship is harder to handle than a city with high walls around it.
And arguing is like the locked gates of a mighty city.
Because of what they say a person can fill their stomach.
What their words produce can satisfy them.
Your tongue has the power of life and death.
Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words.
The one who finds a wife finds what is good.
He receives favor from the Lord.
Poor people beg for mercy.
But rich people answer in a mean way.
A person with unfaithful friends soon comes to ruin.
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:1-2
It is better to be poor and to live without blame
than to be foolish and to twist words around.
Getting excited about something without knowledge isn’t good.
It’s even worse to be in a hurry and miss the way.
