Bad words are like swords, which hurt people.
English and Chinese belong to two different language families, so it is impossible to find words or sentences with exactly the same meaning, especially fixed expressions such as slang aphorisms, and only sentences with roughly the same meaning can be found. There are two slang words in English, which I think are basically synonymous with Chinese proverbs: a kind word can warm three winters. ) sharp words hurt more than sharp wear. ) These two sentences can be found in the electronic dictionary of Kingsoft PowerWord 2009 Oxford Edition.