Proverbs 12:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁸ There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: But the tongue of the wise is health.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ There are those who speak rashly, like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Some chatter on like a stabbing sword, but a wise tongue heals.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ He who makes promises is also jabbed, as if with a sword, in conscience. But the tongue of the wise is reasonable.

Proverbs 12:18 Cross References

Proverbs 12:17

Whoever speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

Proverbs 13:17

A wicked envoy falls into trouble, but a trustworthy courier brings healing.

Proverbs 15:4

The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue  breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste  and health to the body.  ,

Proverbs 25:18

A person giving false testimony against his neighbour is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 4:22

For they are life to those who find them, and health to one’s whole body.

Daniel 11:33

Those who have insight among the people  will give understanding to many, yet they will fall by the sword and flame,  and they will be captured and plundered for a time.

Revelation 1:16

He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth,  and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.

Revelation 22:2

down the middle of the city’s main street. The tree of life was on each side of the river, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month.  The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations,