Proverbs 12:18

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Proverbs 12:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible

16 A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

17 He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

18 Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.

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Proverbs 25:18

Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

Psalms 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

Psalms 57:4

My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Psalms 59:7

See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

Psalms 64:3

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

James 3:6

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:7

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

James 3:8

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Revelation 1:16

He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

Proverbs 10:20

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Proverbs 13:17

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.

Proverbs 16:24

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

Daniel 11:33

Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.

Revelation 22:2

down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.