Proverbs 18:17-19:2

English Standard Version

¹⁷ The one who states his case first seems right,
    until the other comes and examines him.
^18 (A)The lot puts an end to quarrels
    and decides between powerful contenders.
¹⁹ A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
    and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
^20 (B)From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied;
    he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
^21 (C)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.
²² He who finds ^(D)a wife finds ^(E)a good thing
    and ^(F)obtains favor ^(G)from the Lord.
²³ The poor use entreaties,
    but ^(H)the rich answer roughly.
²⁴ A man of many companions may come to ruin,
    but ^(I)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
19 ^(J)Better is a poor person who ^(K)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
² Desire^[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and whoever ^(L)makes haste with his feet misses his way.