¹² He that despiseth his neighbor is void of ^[a]wisdom;
But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

¹⁸ There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.

^4 [a]A gentle tongue is a tree of life;
But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

²⁷ A worthless man ^[a]deviseth mischief;
And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

²³ The north wind bringeth forth rain;
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

² As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying,
So the curse that is causeless ^[a]alighteth not.