28:13. A hasty contention kindleth a fire and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death.
28:14. If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth.
28:15. The whisperer and the double tongue is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace.
28:16. The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation.
28:17. It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men.
28:18. It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations.
28:19. The tongue of a third person hath cast out valiant women, and deprived them of their labours.
28:20. He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose.
28:21. The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones.
28:22. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue.