There is that speaketh like the piercings of a
sword
Whose words are like sharp swords, cutting, wounding, dividing,
killing; see ( Psalms 57:4 ) (
59:7 ) (
64:3 ) ; such
are the words of false witnesses, who by their false testimonies
and perjuries are as guilty of the murder of men as cutthroats;
such are the words of slanderers, backbiters, and talebearers,
who grieve the innocent, wound their characters, destroy their
good name and credit, and separate chief friends; and such are
the words of antichrist, who looks like a lamb, but speaks like a
dragon, ( Revelation
13:11 ) ; but the tongue of the wise [is]
health;
or "healing" F5; by giving a faithful testimony
which sets matters right; by clearing and defending the character
of those who are falsely accused and wrongfully charged; by
making up differences, and reconciling persons at variance
through the detracting and lying insinuations of others; and by
speaking comfortable, cheerful, and refreshing words to the
injured and abused; especially the tongue of a wise minister of
the Gospel is health, or healing, to wounded souls, to whom he
ministers the Gospel of the grace of God, which directs to Christ
for healing, peace, pardon, righteousness, and eternal life.