“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”
Proverbs 12:18 (KJV) |
Proverbs 12:18
From Proverbs 12, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.