Proverbs 18:18 CPDV

¹⁶  A man's gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.

¹⁷  The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him.

¹⁸  Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.

¹⁹  A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities.

²⁰  From the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.