New International Version
The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

New Living Translation
Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.

English Standard Version
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Berean Study Bible
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

New American Standard Bible
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

International Standard Version
Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing.

NET Bible
Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
There are those that speak a stabbing sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Careless words stab like a sword, but the words of wise people bring healing.

Jubilee Bible 2000
There are those that speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is medicine.

King James 2000 Bible
There is one that speaks like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise brings health.

American King James Version
There is that speaks like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

American Standard Version
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

Douay-Rheims Bible
There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Darby Bible Translation
There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

World English Bible
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Young's Literal Translation
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

Spreuke 12:18 Afrikaans PWL
Daar is hulle wie se woorde soos die steek van ’n swaard is, maar die tong van die wyse genees.

Fjalët e urta 12:18 Albanian
Kush flet pa mend është si ai që shpon me shpatë, por gjuha e të urtëve sjell shërim.

ﺃﻣﺜﺎﻝ 12:18 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
يوجد من يهذر مثل طعن السيف. اما لسان الحكماء فشفاء.

D Sprüch 12:18 Bavarian
Wie ayn Schwert sticht ain ien Zung; dö von n Weisn macht allss guet.

Притчи 12:18 Bulgarian
Намират се такива, чието несмислено говорене пронизва като нож, А езикът на мъдрите докарва здраве.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
說話浮躁的如刀刺人，智慧人的舌頭卻為醫人的良藥。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
说话浮躁的如刀刺人，智慧人的舌头却为医人的良药。

箴 言 12:18 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
說 話 浮 躁 的 ， 如 刀 刺 人 ； 智 慧 人 的 舌 頭 卻 為 醫 人 的 良 藥 。

箴 言 12:18 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
说 话 浮 躁 的 ， 如 刀 刺 人 ； 智 慧 人 的 舌 头 却 为 医 人 的 良 药 。

Proverbs 12:18 Croatian Bible
Nesmotren govori kao da mačem probada, a jezik je mudrih iscjeljenje.

Přísloví 12:18 Czech BKR
Někdo vynáší řeči podobné meči probodujícímu, ale jazyk moudrých jest lékařství.

Ordsprogene 12:18 Danish
Mangens Snak er som Sværdhug, de vises Tunge læger.

Spreuken 12:18 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Daar is een, die woorden als steken van een zwaard onbedachtelijk uitspreekt; maar de tong der wijzen is medicijn.