Proverbs 18:17-19

21st Century King James Version

¹⁷ He that first states his own cause seemeth just, but then his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.

¹⁸ Casting lots causeth contentions to cease, and parteth the strife of the mighty.

¹⁹ An offended brother is harder to be won back than a stronghold city, and his contentions are like the bars of a castle.