Proverbs 15:4

4 The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
ESV
4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
NLT
4 Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
MSG
4 Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and maim.
CSB
4 The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 In-Context

2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
3 The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
4 The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin.

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