Proverbs 12:18

Coverdale Bible (1535)

A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.

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  • Ps 57:4 : 4 Sela. This shal God sende, for his mercy and faithfulnesse sake. I lye with my soule amonge the cruell lyons:
  • Prov 16:24 : 24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshinge of ye mynde, & health of ye bones.
  • Prov 13:17 : 17 An vngodly messauger bryngeth myschefe, but a faithfull embassitoure is wholsome.
  • Prov 15:4 : 4 A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 A wyse mouth poureth out knowlege, but ye herte of the foolish doth not so.
  • Ps 59:7 : 7 Beholde, they speake (agaynst me) wt their mouth, swerdes are vnder their lippes, for who reproueth the?
  • Prov 4:22 : 22 For they are life vnto all those that finde the, and health vnto all their bodies.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 and the tonge is fyre, and a worlde of wyckednes. So is the tonge set amonge oure membres, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth a fyre all that we haue of nature, and is it selfe set a fyre euen of hell. 7 All the natures of beastes, and of byrdes, and of serpentes, and thinges of the see, are meked and tamed of the nature of ma. 8 But the toge can no man tame. Yt is an vnruely euell full of deedly poysou.
  • Rev 1:16 : 16 And he had in his right honde seue starres. And out of his mouth went a sharpe two edged swearde. And his face shone euen as the sonne in his strength.
  • Rev 22:2 : 2 in the myddes of the strete of it, and of ether syde of the ryuer was there wod of life: which bare twolue maner of frutes: and gaue frute euery moneth: and the leaues of the wodd serued to heale the people withall.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 An innocent tonge is a noble treasure, but the herte of the vngodly is nothinge worth. 21 The lippes of the rightuous fede a whole multitude, but fooles shal dye in their owne foly.
  • Ps 64:3 : 3 Which whette their tuges like a swerde, & shute wt their venimous wordes like as wt arowes.
  • Prov 25:18 : 18 Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.
  • Dan 11:33 : 33 Those also that haue vnderstondinge amonge the people, shal enfourme the multitude: & for a longe season, they shalbe persecuted with swearde, with fyre, with captyuyte & with the takynge awaye of their goodes.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Where as the goodnesse of God endureth yet daylie.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    77%

    31The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish.

    32The lippes of the rightuous are occupied in acceptable thinges, but the mouth of the vngodly taketh them to the worst.

  • Prov 12:19
    77%

    19A true mouth is euer constat, but a dyssemblinge toge is soone chaunged.

  • Prov 15:4
    76%

    4A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

  • Prov 12:17
    76%

    17A iust man will tell the trueth, & shewethe thinge yt is right: but a false wytnesse disceaueth.

  • Prov 15:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1A softe aswere putteth downe displeasure, but frowarde wordes prouoke vnto anger.

    2A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.

  • Ps 37:30
    74%

    30Yee the rightuous shal possesse ye lode, & dwell therin for euer.

  • Prov 18:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.

    7A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.

    8The wordes of a slaunderer are very woudes, and go thorow vnto the ynmost partes of the body.

  • Ps 52:2
    73%

    2Where as the goodnesse of God endureth yet daylie.

  • Prov 10:18-21
    4 verses
    73%

    18Dissemblynge lippes kepe hatred secretly, and he that speaketh eny slaunder, is a foole.

    19Where moch bablinge is, there must nedes be offence: he that refrayneth his lippes, is wysest of all.

    20An innocent tonge is a noble treasure, but the herte of the vngodly is nothinge worth.

    21The lippes of the rightuous fede a whole multitude, but fooles shal dye in their owne foly.

  • Eccl 10:12
    73%

    12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.

  • Prov 18:21
    72%

    21Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.

  • Prov 16:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes.

    24Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshinge of ye mynde, & health of ye bones.

  • Prov 18:4
    72%

    4The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wy?dome is like a full streame.

  • Prov 10:11
    71%

    11The mouth of a rightuous man is a well of life, but ye mouth of the vngodly is past shame, & presumptuous.

  • Prov 26:28
    71%

    28A dyssemblynge tonge hateth one that rebuketh him, and a flaterige mouth worketh myschefe.

  • Prov 21:23
    71%

    23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • Prov 25:18
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    18Who so beareth false wytnesse agaynst his neghboure, he is a very speare, a swearde & a sharpe arowe.

  • Prov 26:22
    71%

    22A slaunderers wordes are like flatery, but they pearse ye inwarde partes of ye body.

  • Jer 9:8
    71%

    8Their tunges are like sharpe arowes, to speake disceate. With their mouth they speake peaceably to their neghboure, but preuely they laye waite for him.

  • Prov 17:20
    70%

    20Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.

  • Ps 64:3
    70%

    3Which whette their tuges like a swerde, & shute wt their venimous wordes like as wt arowes.

  • Prov 12:6
    70%

    6The talkynge of the vngodly is, how they maye laye wayte for bloude, but the mouth of ye righteous wil delyuer them.

  • Eccl 9:18
    70%

    18For wy?dome is better then harnesse: but one vnthrift alone destroyeth moch good.

  • Prov 13:2
    70%

    2A good ma shal enioye the frute of his mouth, but he that hath a frowarde mynde, shalbe spoyled.

  • Prov 25:11
    70%

    11A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13In ye lippes of him yt hath vnderstodinge a ma shal fynde wysdome, but ye rodde belogeth to ye backe of ye foolish.

    14Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.

  • Prov 15:7
    69%

    7A wyse mouth poureth out knowlege, but ye herte of the foolish doth not so.

  • Eccl 12:11
    69%

    11For the wordes of ye wyse are like prickes and nales that go thorow, wherwith men are kepte together: for they are geuen of one shepherde onely.

  • Ps 55:21
    69%

    21O cast thy burthen (or care) vpon the LORDE, he shal norish the, and not leaue the rightuous in vnquietnesse.

  • Ps 34:13
    69%

    13Let him refrayne his tonge from euell, and his lippes that they speake no gyle.

  • Ps 12:3
    69%

    3O that the LORDE wolde rote out all disceatfull lippes, ad the tonge that speaketh proude thinges.

  • Prov 15:23
    69%

    23O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?

  • Prov 16:13-14
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    69%

    13Righteous lippes are pleasaut vnto kynges, and they loue him yt speaketh ye trueth.

    14The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death, but a wyse man wyl pacifie him.

  • Ps 31:18
    69%

    18Shewe thy seruaunt the light of thy countenaunce, helpe me for thy mercies sake.

  • Prov 16:21
    69%

    21Who so hath a wyse vnderstondinge, is called to councell: but he yt can speake fayre, getteth more riches.

  • Prov 25:15
    68%

    15With pacience maye a prynce be pacified, & wt a soft tonge maye rigorousnes be broke.

  • Prov 26:18
    68%

    18Like as one shuteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dyssembler with his neghboure,