18 There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword , But the tongue of the wise brings healing .

19 Truthful lips will be established forever , But a lying tongue is only for a moment .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:18-19

Commentary on Proverbs 12:18

(Read Proverbs 12:18)

Whisperings and evil surmises, like a sword, separate those that have been dear to each other. The tongue of the wise is health, making all whole.

Commentary on Proverbs 12:19

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If truth be spoken, it will hold good; whoever may be disobliged, still it will keep its ground.