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Proverbs 12:18 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 12 · verse 18

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.Proverbs 12:18 · King James Version

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Proverbs 12:18 in context

16A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

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Commentary

The tongue is death or life, poison or medicine, as it is used. 1. There are words that are cutting and killing, that are like the piercings of a sword. Opprobrious words grieve the spirits of those to whom they are spoken, and cut them to the heart.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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Key words (Strong's)

piercingsmadqârâha woundH4094 →
speakethbâṭâʼto babbleH981 →
tonguelâshôwnthe tongue , used literally , and figurativelyH3956 →
swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
wisechâkâmwiseH2450 →

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