Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
In Context
17He that speaketh trueth, will shewe righteousnes: but a false witnes vseth deceite.
19The lip of trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.
Cross References
Psalms 52:2Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe, and is like a sharpe rasor, that cutteth deceitfully.
Psalms 57:5Exalt thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauen, and let thy glory be vpon all the earth.
Psalms 64:3Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes.
Proverbs 10:20The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.
Proverbs 15:4A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life: but the frowardnes therof is the breaking of ye minde.
Proverbs 16:24Faire wordes are as an hony combe, sweetenesse to the soule, and health to the bones.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:18
17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. Here is, 1. A faithful witness commended for an honest man. He that makes conscience of speaking truth, and representing every thing fairly, to the best of his knowledge, whether in judgment or in common conversation, whether he be upon his oath or no, he shows forth righteousness; he makes it to appear that he is governed and actuated by the principles and laws of righteousness, and he promotes justice by doing honour to it and… Read the whole commentary →