Proverbs Chapter 12 verse 18 Holy Bible
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
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There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
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There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
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There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
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There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, But the tongue of the wise heals.
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A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - There is that speaketh. The word implies speaking thoughtlessly, rashly; hence we may render, "a babbler," "prater." Such a one inflicts wounds with his senseless tattle. Like the piercings of a sword. The point of the simile is seen when we remember that the edge of the sword is called its "mouth" in the Hebrew (Genesis 34:26; Exodus 17:13, etc.; comp. Psalm 59:7; Psalm 64:3). The Greek gnome says - Ἀλλ οὐδὲν ἕρπει ψεῦδος εἰς γῆρας χρόνου "A sword the body wounds, a word the soul." Vulgate, est qui promittit, which restricts the scope of the clause to the making of vain promises (Leviticus 5:4; Numbers 30:7-9), continuing, et quasi gladio pungitur conscientiae, "And is pierced as it were by the sword of his conscience." where "conscience" is added to make the meaning plain. Such a man suffers remorse if he breaks his promise, or if, like Jephthah, he keeps it. The tongue of the wise is health; it does not pierce and wound like that of the chatterer, rather it soothes and heals even when it reproves (Proverbs 4:22; Proverbs 10:11).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) There is that speaketh.--Rather, that babbleth, like the piercing of a sword, that chatters on, not noticing or caring how he may wound the feelings of others by his inconsiderate remarks.The tongue of the wise is health.--Or, healing; soothing the wounds made by the other's indiscriminate chatter.
