Proverbs 12:18
“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Related Verses
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
“The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.”
“The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.”