Proverbs 18:17-19

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¹⁷ Any story sounds true until someone tells the other side and sets the record straight.

¹⁸ A coin toss^[a] ends arguments and settles disputes between powerful opponents.

¹⁹ It is harder to win back the friendship of an offended brother than to capture a fortified city.^[b] His anger shuts you out like iron bars.