Proverbs 12:18

New King James Version

There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalm 57:4

My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 57:5

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth.

Psalm 59:7

Indeed, they belch with their mouth; Swords are in their lips; For they say, “Who hears?”

Psalm 64:3

Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,

Proverbs 12:17

He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness, deceit.

Proverbs 13:17

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health.

Proverbs 15:4

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

Proverbs 25:18

A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 4:22

For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.

Daniel 11:33

And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering.

Revelation 1:16

He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.

Revelation 22:2

In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.