Proverbs 18:19

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers were jealous of him, but his father thought about what all these things could mean.

2 Samuel 13:22

Absalom did not say a word, good or bad, to Amnon. But he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:28

Then Absalom instructed his servants, “Watch Amnon. When he is drunk, I will tell you, ‘Kill Amnon.’ Right then, kill him! Don’t be afraid, because I have commanded you! Be strong and brave!”

1 Kings 12:16

When all the Israelites saw that the new king refused to listen to them, they said to the king, “We have no share in David! We have no part in the son of Jesse! People of Israel, let’s go to our own homes! Let David’s son rule his own people!” So the Israelites went home.

2 Chronicles 13:17

Abijah’s army struck Israel so that five hundred thousand of Israel’s best men were killed.

Proverbs 16:32

Patience is better than strength. Controlling your temper is better than capturing a city.

Proverbs 18:18

Throwing lots can settle arguments and keep the two sides from fighting.

Proverbs 18:20

People will be rewarded for what they say; they will be rewarded by how they speak.

Proverbs 6:19

a witness who lies, and someone who starts arguments among families.

Acts 15:39

Paul and Barnabas had such a serious argument about this that they separated and went different ways. Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus,

1 Samuel 17:28

When David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking with the soldiers, he was angry with David. He asked David, “Why did you come here? Who’s taking care of those few sheep of yours in the desert? I know you are proud and wicked at heart. You came down here just to watch the battle.”