Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 15:4
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Berean Standard Bible
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
King James Version
A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.
World English Bible
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
American Standard Version
A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 15
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
6 The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
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