Proverbs 12:18

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Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 57:4 : 4 I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
  • Prov 16:24 : 24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
  • Prov 13:17 : 17 An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
  • Prov 15:4 : 4 Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.
  • Ps 59:7 : 7 Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”
  • Prov 4:22 : 22 for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. 8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
  • Rev 1:16 : 16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.
  • Rev 22:2 : 2 flowing down the middle of the city’s main street. On each side of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value. 21 The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of sense.
  • Ps 64:3 : 3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
  • Prov 25:18 : 18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
  • Dan 11:33 : 33 These who are wise among the people will teach the masses. However, they will fall by the sword and by the flame, and they will be imprisoned and plundered for some time.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Prov 12:19
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    19The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17The faithful witness tells what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Prov 15:1-2
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    1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

  • Prov 18:6-8
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    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

    8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into the person’s innermost being.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

  • Prov 10:18-21
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    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

    20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

    21The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 18:21
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    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 16:23-24
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    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

    24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

  • Prov 18:4
    72%

    4The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

  • Prov 25:18
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    18Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.

  • Prov 26:22
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    22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into a person’s innermost being.

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Ps 64:3
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    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

  • Prov 12:6
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    6The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

  • Eccl 9:18
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    18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the treacherous desire the fruit of violence.

  • Prov 25:11
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    11Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Eccl 12:11
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    11The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.

  • Ps 55:21
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    21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Ps 12:3
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    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!

  • Prov 16:13-14
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    13The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.

    14A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Prov 16:21
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    21The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

  • Prov 25:15
    68%

    15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.

  • Prov 26:18
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    18Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,