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Proverbs 18:13-20

Proverbs 18:13-20 CSB

The one who gives an answer before he listens — this is foolishness and disgrace for him.  A person’s spirit can endure sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?  The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it.  A person’s gift opens doors  for him and brings him before the great.  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.  Casting the lot  ends quarrels and separates powerful opponents. An offended brother is harder to reach  than a fortified city, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress. From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is filled with the product of his lips.