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Proverbs 12:18

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

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  1. Proverbs 12:16

    A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

  2. Proverbs 12:17

    He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

  3. Proverbs 12:19

    The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  4. Proverbs 12:20

    Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.