Proverbs 12:18

Easy To Read Version

If a person speaks words without thinking, then those words can hurt like a sword. But a wise person is careful with the things he says. His words can heal those hurts.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

You make foolish plans\par and your tongue is as dangerous\par as a sharp razor.\par You are always lying\par and trying to cheat people!\par

Psalm 57:4

My life is in danger.\par My enemies are all around me.\par They are like man-eating lions,\par with teeth as sharp as spears\par and arrows,\par and tongues as sharp as a sword.\par

Psalm 57:5

God, you are high above the heavens.\par Your glory covers the earth.\par

Psalm 59:7

Listen to their threats and insults.\par They say such cruel things,\par and they don’t care who hears them.\par

Psalm 64:3

They have told many bad lies about me.\par Their tongues are like sharp swords,\par their bitter words like arrows.\par

Proverbs 12:17

If a person tells the truth, then he is honest in the things he says. But if a person lies, then that leads to trouble.

Proverbs 13:17

If a messenger cannot be trusted, then there will be trouble around him. But if a person can be trusted, then there will be peace.

Proverbs 15:4

Kind words are like a Tree of Life. {\cf2\super [19]} But lying words will crush a man’s spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

Wise people say things that give you new information. But foolish people say nothing worth hearing.

Proverbs 16:24

Kind words are like honey. They are easy to accept and good for your health.

Proverbs 25:18

A person who does not tell the truth is dangerous. He is like a club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 4:22

My teaching will give life to people who listen. My words are like good health to the body.

Daniel 11:33

“‘Those wise teachers will help the other people understand what is happening. But even those wise people \{will have to suffer persecution.\} Some of those wise people will be killed with swords. Some of them will be burned, or taken prisoner. Some of them will have their homes and things taken away.

Revelation 1:16

He held seven stars in his right hand. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. He looked like the sun shining at its brightest time.

Revelation 22:2

It flows down the middle of the street of the city. The tree of life was on each side of the river. The tree of life makes fruit twelve times a year. It gives fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for healing all the people.