Proverbs 15:4

4 1A gentle[a] tongue is 2a tree of life, but 3perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 In-Context

2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
5 A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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