Proverbs 18:23 BBE

²¹  Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

²²  Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

²³  The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

²⁴  There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.