Proverbs 18:19

World English Bible

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

Proverbs 18:19 in other translations

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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