ПАЛКА ПО МЯСУ БЬЕТ, А СЛОВО ДО КОСТЕЙ ДОСТАЕТ

Cf:/Many/ words cut (hurt) more han swords (Br.). The tongue break -eth bone, though itself hath none (Am.). The tongue breaks the bone, and herself has none (Am.,Br.). The tongue is sharper than the sword (Am.). A word hurts more than a wound (Am.)