12 Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,but a person with understanding keeps silent.(A)
12 Whoever (A)belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
18 There is one who speaks rashly,like a piercing sword;(A)but the tongue of the wise brings healing.(B)
18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings (B)healing.
4 The tongue that heals is a tree of life,(A)but a devious tongue[a] breaks the spirit.
4 (A)A gentle[a] tongue is (B)a tree of life, but (C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
27 A worthless person digs up evil,and his speech is like a scorching fire.(A)
27 (A)A worthless man plots evil, and his speech[a] is like (B)a scorching fire.
23 The north wind produces rain,and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
2 Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,(A)an undeserved curse goes nowhere.(B)
2 Like (A)a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, (B)a curse that is causeless does not alight.
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