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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
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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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Psalms 5:9
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Proverbs 10:11
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Proverbs 12:18
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