Proverbs 12:18

English Standard Version

18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Ps 57:4; Pr 4:22)

New International Version

18 The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

New International Reader’s Version

18 The words of thoughtless people cut like swords. But the tongue of wise people brings healing.

King James Version

18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.