Some wound as they speak, [like] swords; but the tongues of the wise heal.
GNV
Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.
Parallel Translations
Some wound as they speak, [like] swords; but the tongues of the wise heal.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:24Proverbs 15:4Psalms 57:4Psalms 52:2James 3:6–8Proverbs 10:20–21Proverbs 13:17Proverbs 4:22Proverbs 25:18Proverbs 15:7Daniel 11:33Psalms 64:3Revelation 1:16Revelation 22:2Psalms 59:7
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