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Proverbs 12:18 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
American Standard Version (ASV)
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
World English Bible (WEB)
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, But the tongue of the wise heals.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
| There is | יֵ֣שׁ | yēš | yaysh |
| that speaketh | בּ֭וֹטֶה | bôṭe | BOH-teh |
| like the piercings | כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת | kĕmadqĕrôt | keh-mahd-keh-ROTE |
| sword: a of | חָ֑רֶב | ḥāreb | HA-rev |
| but the tongue | וּלְשׁ֖וֹן | ûlĕšôn | oo-leh-SHONE |
| of the wise | חֲכָמִ֣ים | ḥăkāmîm | huh-ha-MEEM |
| is health. | מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | marpēʾ | mahr-PAY |