Proverbs 12:18 | |
NASB: There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Careless words stab like a sword, but the words of wise people bring healing. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. ASV: There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health. BBE: There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again. DBY: There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health. JPS: There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health. WBS: There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. WEB: There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals. YLT: A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing. | |
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