Proverbs

Proverbs 12:18

¹⁸Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword,

but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Speaking rashly	בּ֭וֹטֶה	bō·w·ṭeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H981 babble, vociferate angrily
is like a piercing	כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת	kə·maḏ·qə·rō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct	H4094 piercing, stab, thrust
sword	חָ֑רֶב	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
but the tongue	וּלְשׁ֖וֹן	ū·lə·šō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue
of the wise	חֲכָמִ֣ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
brings healing	מַרְפֵּֽא׃	mar·pê	Noun - masculine singular	H4832 healing, cure, health

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.