Proverbs 12:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 12:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 12:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 12:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.”

Proverbs 12:18 — World English Bible

Proverbs 12:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.”

Proverbs 12:18 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 12:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.”

Proverbs 12:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 12:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.”

Proverbs 12:18 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 12:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.”

Proverbs 12:18 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 12:18 in Context — Proverbs 12

16 A ira do tolo é conhecida no mesmo dia, mas o prudente ignora o insulto.

17 Aquele que fala a verdade conta a justiça; porém a testemunha falsa [conta] o engano.

18 Há [alguns] que falam [palavras] como que golpes de espada; porém a língua do sábios é [como] um remédio.

19 O lábio da verdade ficará para sempre, mas a língua da falsidade [dura] por [apenas] um momento.

20 [Há] engano no coração dos que tramam o mal; mas os que aconselham a paz [têm] alegria.

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What Does Proverbs 12:18 Mean?

Proverbs 12:18 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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