Proverbs 18:19-21

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁹ An offended brother is harder to reach^[a]
than a fortified city,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

²⁰ From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.^(A)

²¹ Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.^(B)