Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Proverbs 15:4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- Psalm 57:4 My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.