Proverbs 18:16-24

¹⁶A gift maketh room for a man, And bringeth him into the presence of the great.

¹⁷He that first pleadeth his cause appeareth just; But his opponent cometh, and searcheth him through.

¹⁸The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth asunder the mighty.

¹⁹A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; Yea, their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

²⁰With the fruit of a man's mouth shall his stomach be filled; He shall be filled with the produce of his lips.

²¹Death and life are in the power of the tongue; They that love it shall eat its fruit.

²²He that findeth a wife findeth a blessing, And obtaineth favor from the LORD.

²³The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

²⁴A man of many friends will show himself false; Yet there is a friend who sticketh closer than a brother.