18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:18
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 18
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vvvיֵ֣שׁH3426AdverbSpeaking rashlyבּ֭וֹטֶהH981Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularis like a piercingכְּמַדְקְר֣וֹתH4094Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural constructswordחָ֑רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularbut the tongueוּלְשׁ֖וֹןH3956Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular constructof the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםH2450Adjective - masculine pluralbrings healingמַרְפֵּֽא׃H4832Noun - masculine singular