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
Read Proverbs 12:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
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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