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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Careless words stab like a sword, but the words of wise people bring healing. King James Bible
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Healing Heals Health Makes Pierce Piercing Rash Rashly Reckless Speaker Speaketh Speaks Sword Talk Thrusts Tongue Uncontrolled Wise Words Wounds Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 18 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. Slanders, like a sword, wound the reputation of those of whom they are uttered, and perhaps incurably. Whisperings and evil surmises, like a sword, divide and cut asunder the bounds of love and friendship, and separate those that have been dearest to each other. 2. There are words that are curing and healing: The tongue of the wise is health, closing up those wounds which the backbiting tongue had given, making all whole again, restoring peace, and accommodating matters in variance and persuading to reconciliation. Wisdom will find out proper remedies against the mischiefs that are made by detraction and evil-speaking. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a brings but healing is like of one pierce rashly Reckless speaks sword the There thrusts tongue who wise words Bible Browser | 
