Proverbs 18:19-21

New International Reader's Version

¹⁹A 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.

²⁰Because of what they say a person can fill their stomach.
What their words produce can satisfy them.

²¹Your tongue has the power of life and death.
Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words.

Proverbs 18:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹A brother wronged^(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

²⁰From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.^(B)

²¹The tongue has the power of life and death,^(C)
and those who love it will eat its fruit.^(D)

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