The words of the wicked kill;
    the speech of the upright saves.

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18 Rash language cuts and maims,
    but there is healing in the words of the wise.

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Kind words heal and help;
    cutting words wound and maim.

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21 Words kill, words give life;
    they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.

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