Midrash sur Les Proverbes 12:18
יֵ֣שׁ בּ֭וֹטֶה כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב וּלְשׁ֖וֹן חֲכָמִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃
Il en est dont la parole blesse comme des coups d’épée, mais, le langage des sages est un baume bienfaisant.
Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
(Fol. 22) (Pr. 12, 18) There is that speaketh like the piercing of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health; i.e., whoever utters [a vow] deserves to be pierced with a sword, but the tongue of the wise is curing. We are taught that R. Nathan says: "Whoever makes a vow is like unto one who builds an idolatrous altar; whoever fulfills his vow is like unto one who offers sacrifices upon it."
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