There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
* There is that ſpeaketh like the pearcings of a ſword: but the tongue of the wiſe is health.
בָּטָא , verb, bataʾ — to speak rashly or thoughtlessly (value 12)
H981,
בָּטָא bâṭâʼ, baw-taw'; or בָּטָה bâṭâh; a primitive root; to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily:—pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).to speak rashly or angrily, speak thoughtlessly
(Qal) one that babbles, speaks rashly (part.)
(Piel) to speak rashly, unadvisedly
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 4 Occurrence Count
חָכָם , adjective, hakham — wise (value 68)
H2450,
חָכָם châkâm, khaw-kawm'; from H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skillful or artful):—cunning (man), subtle, (un-), wise((hearted), man).wise, wise (man)
skilful (in technical work)
wise (in administration)
shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle
learned, shrewd (class of men)
prudent
wise (ethically and religiously)
Used in 133 Verses, 18 Books 136 Occurrence Count
חֶרֶב , feminine noun, herev — a sword (value 210)
H2719,
חֶרֶב chereb, kheh'-reb; from H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement:—axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.sword, knife
sword
knife
tools for cutting stone
Used in 371 Verses, 33 Books 408 Occurrence Count
יֵשׁ , substantive, yeysh — being, substance, existence, is (value 310)
H3426,
יֵשׁ yêsh, yaysh; perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection):—(there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.being, existence, substance, there is or are
substance
existence
there is or are
Used in 129 Verses, 25 Books 137 Occurrence Count
לָשׁוֹן , masculine noun, lashon — tongue (value 386)
H3956,
לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone'; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה leshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.tongue
tongue (of men)
tongue (literal)
tongue (organ of speech)
language
tongue (of animals)
tongue (of fire)
wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Used in 115 Verses, 22 Books 117 Occurrence Count
מַדְקָרָה , feminine noun, madkara — a piercing, stab, thrust (value 349)
H4094,
מַדְקָרָה madqârâh, mad-kaw-raw'; from H1856; a wound:—piercing.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
מַרְפֵּא , masculine noun, marpeyʾ — a healing, cure, health (value 321)
H4832,
מַרְפֵּא marpêʼ, mar-pay'; from H7495; properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity:—(in-)cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.health, healing, cure
healing, cure
health, profit, sound (of mind)
healing
incurable (with negative)
Used in 15 Verses, 5 Books 16 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 12:18Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| יֵ֣שׁ בּ֭וֹטֶה כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב וּלְשׁ֖וֹן חֲכָמִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| There is |
H3426yeysh |
יֵשׁ |
310 |
| that speaketh |
H981bataʾ |
בָּטָא |
12 |
| like the piercings |
H4094madkara |
מַדְקָרָה |
349 |
| of a sword: |
H2719herev |
חֶרֶב |
210 |
| but the tongue |
H3956lashon |
לָשׁוֹן |
386 |
| of the wise |
H2450hakham |
חָכָם |
68 |
| is health. |
H4832marpeyʾ |
מַרְפֵּא |
321 |
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