Contradictions and Paradoxes in Proverbs 12:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Proverbs 12:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Proverbs 12:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, some people say hurtful words that can feel like a sword, but wise people speak in a way that makes others feel better and healthy.

Proverbs 12:18: There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:1

This verse suggests that a soft answer can turn away wrath, which aligns with the idea of wise words healing, rather than contradicting the impact of rash words as Proverbs 12:18 indicates.

Proverbs 15:1: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Contradiction with James 3:6

This verse describes the tongue as a fire, a world of iniquity, which aligns with the harmful potential of words in Proverbs 12:18, rather than contradicting it.

James 3:6: And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. [course: Gr. wheel]
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