12 One who despises his neighbor lacks [a]sense,But a person of understanding keeps silent.
12 Whoever (A)belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
18 There is one who (A)speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,But the (B)tongue of the wise brings healing.
18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings (B)healing.
4 A [a]soothing tongue is a tree of life,But perversion in it [b]crushes the spirit.
4 (A)A gentle[a] tongue is (B)a tree of life, but (C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
27 A (A)worthless person digs up evil,While [a]his words are like (B)scorching fire.
27 (A)A worthless man plots evil, and his speech[a] is like (B)a scorching fire.
23 The north wind brings rain,And a [a](A)gossiping tongue brings an angry face.
23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
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.
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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