Proverbs 12:18 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | There is | יֵ֣שׁ | h3426 |
| 1 | that speaketh | בּ֭וֹטֶה | h981 |
| 2 | like the piercings | כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת | h4094 |
| 3 | of a sword | חָ֑רֶב | h2719 |
| 4 | but the tongue | וּלְשׁ֖וֹן | h3956 |
| 5 | of the wise | חֲכָמִ֣ים | h2450 |
| 6 | is health | מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | h4832 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
American Standard Version (ASV)
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
World English Bible (WEB)
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, But the tongue of the wise heals.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.