World English Bible
Proverbs 18:19
“A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 18
17
He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
18
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
19
A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
20
A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.