Proverbs 12:18

New International Version

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.

Psalm 57:4

I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Psalm 57:5

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.

Psalm 59:7

See what they spew from their mouths— the words from their lips are sharp as swords, and they think, “Who can hear us?”

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

Proverbs 12:17

An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.

Proverbs 13:17

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

Proverbs 15:4

The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

Proverbs 16:24

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 25:18

Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.

Proverbs 4:22

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

Daniel 11:33

“Those who are wise will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered.

Revelation 1:16

In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

Revelation 22:2

down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.