Proverbs 18:21-23

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²¹ ·What you say can mean [^LIn the power of the tongue are] life or death.
Those who ·speak with care [love it] will ·be rewarded [^Leat its fruit].

²² When a man finds a wife, he finds something good.
It shows that the Lord ·is pleased with [favors] him.

²³ The poor beg for mercy,
but the rich give ·rude [harsh] answers.