12 Whoever (A)belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
12 One who despises his neighbor lacks [a]sense,But a person of understanding keeps silent.
18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings (B)healing.
18 There is one who (A)speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,But the (B)tongue of the wise brings healing.
4 (A)A gentle[a] tongue is (B)a tree of life, but (C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
4 A [a]soothing tongue is a tree of life,But perversion in it [b]crushes the spirit.
27 (A)A worthless man plots evil, and his speech[a] is like (B)a scorching fire.
27 A (A)worthless person digs up evil,While [a]his words are like (B)scorching fire.
23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
23 The north wind brings rain,And a [a](A)gossiping tongue brings an angry face.
2 Like (A)a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, (B)a curse that is causeless does not alight.
2 Like a (A)sparrow in its [a]flitting, like a swallow in its flying,So a (B)curse without cause does not come to rest.
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