Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- Proverbs 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
- Psalm 57:4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.