Proverbs 18:21-23

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].^(A)

²² He who finds a [true] wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.^(B)

²³ The poor man uses entreaties, but the rich answers roughly.