Proverbs 18:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ The person who ·tells one side of [first tells] a story seems right,
until ·someone else [his friend/neighbor] comes and asks questions.

¹⁸ Throwing lots can settle arguments
and ·keep the two sides from fighting [is decisive against powerful people].

¹⁹ A brother who has been ·insulted [offended] is harder to win back than a walled city,
and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.