Verse Comparison: Proverbs 12:18
American Standard Version
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
Amplified® Bible
There are those who speak rashly, like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Darby English Version
There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
King James Version
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Revised Standard Version
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Young's Literal Translation
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.