King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 12:18
“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 12
16
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
17
[He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
20
Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.