Proverbs 11:12
Expanded Bible
12 People ·without good sense [who lack sense/heart] ·find fault with [despise; belittle] their neighbors,
but those with understanding keep quiet.
Proverbs 11:12
Amplified Bible
12
He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
Proverbs 12:18
Expanded Bible
18 ·Careless [Chattering] words stab like a sword,
but ·wise words bring [L a wise tongue brings] healing.
Proverbs 12:18
Amplified Bible
18
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 15:4
Expanded Bible
4 ·As a tree gives fruit, healing words give life [L A healthy/healing tongue is a tree of life],
but ·dishonest [deceitful; perverse] words crush the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4
Amplified Bible
4
A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life,
But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 16:27
Expanded Bible
27 ·Useless [Worthless] people ·make evil plans [L dig up evil],
and their ·words [L lips] are like a burning fire.
Proverbs 16:27
Amplified Bible
27
A worthless man devises and digs up evil,
And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 25:23
Expanded Bible
23 As the north wind brings rain,
·telling gossip [L a hidden tongue] brings angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23
Amplified Bible
23
The north wind brings forth rain;
And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
Proverbs 26:2
Expanded Bible
2 Curses ·will not harm someone who is innocent [that are undeserved never stick];
they are like ·darting [flitting] birds or flying swallows.
Proverbs 26:2
Amplified Bible
2
Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying,
So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving].(A)
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