Pro 12:18, 15:23, 16:24, 25:11, 27:9, Isa 50:4, Zec 1:13, 2Cor 2:4-7 | ESV | STEP | There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts , but the tongue of the wise brings healing .

n[See ver. 9 above]

o ch. 7:8, 12; See Acts 20:19

p[1 Cor. 5:1, 2]

q[Gal. 4:12]

r ch. 1:14

s 1 Cor. 5:4, 5; [ch. 7:11]

t Gal. 6:1; [Eph. 4:32]

Proverbs 12:18

18 ^aThere is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings ^bhealing.

Proverbs 15:23

23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and ^ca word in season, how good it is!

Proverbs 16:24

24 ^dGracious words are like ^ea honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and ^fhealth to the body.

Proverbs 25:11

11 ^gA word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.

Proverbs 27:9

9 ^hOil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. ^{▼▼Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel}

Isaiah 50:4

4 The Lord God has given ^jme
the tongue of those who are taught,
that ^kI may know how to sustain with a word
^lhim who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
he awakens my ear
to hear as those who are taught.

Zechariah 1:13

13 And the Lord answered ^mgracious and comforting words to ⁿthe angel who talked with me.

2 Corinthians 2:4-7

4 For ^oI wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.

Forgive the Sinner

5 Now ^pif anyone has caused pain, ^qhe has caused it not to me, but ^rin some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. 6 For such a one, ^sthis punishment by the majority is enough, 7 so ^tyou should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.