Proverbs 18:15-21

¹⁵The heart of the man of understanding will obtain knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

¹⁶A man's gift maketh room for him, and before great men will it lead him.

¹⁷He that is first in his cause seemeth just; but when his neighbor cometh, then will it be investigated.

¹⁸The lot causeth disputes to cease, and it decideth between the mighty.

¹⁹A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong town; and quarrels among brothers are like the bars of a castle.

²⁰From the fruit of a man's mouth is his body satisfied; with the product of his lips doth he satisfy himself.

²¹Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it will eat its fruit.