¹² He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor, but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

¹⁸ There is he that speaketh like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is healing.

⁴ A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

²⁷ A froward man diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is a burning fire.

²³ The north wind driveth away rain; so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

² As the bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, so a curse without cause shall not alight.