18 Speaking 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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vvv יֵ֣שׁ H3426 Adverb Speaking rashly בּ֭וֹטֶה H981 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular is like a piercing כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת H4094 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct sword חָ֑רֶב H2719 Noun - feminine singular but the tongue וּלְשׁ֖וֹן H3956 Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct of the wise חֲכָמִ֣ים H2450 Adjective - masculine plural brings healing מַרְפֵּֽא׃ H4832 Noun - masculine singular