Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

There is he talking idly as the piercings of the sword: and the tongue of the wise is healing.

New American Standard Bible

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

King James Version

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Holman Bible

There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

International Standard Version

Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing.

A Conservative Version

There is he who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.

American Standard Version

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

Amplified


There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Bible in Basic English

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

Darby Translation

There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.

King James 2000

There is one that speaks like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise brings health.

Lexham Expanded Bible

There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Modern King James verseion

There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

NET Bible

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

New Heart English Bible

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

The Emphasized Bible

There is who babbleth, as with thrusts of a sword, but, the tongue of the wise, hath healing.

Webster

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

World English Bible

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Youngs Literal Translation

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
There is
ישׁ 
Yesh 
is, be, have, there,
Usage: 135

בּטה בּטא 
Bata' 
Usage: 4

מדקרה 
Madqarah 
Usage: 1

of a sword
חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

but the tongue
לשׁנה לשׁן לשׁון 
Lashown 
Usage: 116

of the wise
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 137

References

Easton

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

17 He breathing out faithfulness will announce justice: and a witness of falsehoods, deceit 18 There is he talking idly as the piercings of the sword: and the tongue of the wise is healing. 19 The lip of truth shall be prepared forever: and the tongue of falsehood while I shall wink.

Cross References

Psalm 57:4

My soul is in the midst of lions: I shall lie down with the flaming, the sons of man, their teeth spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Proverbs 16:24

Words of pleasantness an, honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones.

Psalm 52:2

Thy tongue will purpose mischief as a razor being sharpened, working deceit.

Psalm 59:7

Behold, they will gush out with their mouth: swords in their lips: for who heard?

Psalm 64:3

Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, they bent their arrows a bitter word:

Proverbs 4:22

For they are life to those finding them, and healing to all their flesh.

Proverbs 10:20-21

The tongue of the just is choice silver: the heart of the unjust is as little.

Proverbs 13:17

The unjust messenger shall fall into evil: and a messenger of faithfulness is healing.

Proverbs 15:4

The healing of the tongue the tree of life: and perverseness in it a breaking in the spirit

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise will disperse knowledge: and the heart of the foolish not so.

Proverbs 25:18

A mallet and a sword and an arrow sharpened, the man answering against his neighbor testimony of falsehood.

Daniel 11:33

And those understanding of the people shall cause to understand to many: and they were weak by the sword, and by flame, and by captivity, and by plunder, days.

James 3:6-8

(And the tongue a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is placed in our members, defiling the whole body, and burning the wheel of creation; and burned by hell.

Revelation 1:16

And having in his right hand seven stars: and going out of his mouth a sharp two-mouthed sword: and his sight as the sun shines in his power.

Revelation 22:2

In the midst of her broad way and of the river, hence and thence, the tree of life, making twelve fruits, in a month each one returning its fruit: and the leaves of the tree for the cure of the nations.

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