Proverbs 15:4 - Compare All Versions

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

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

The tongue that heals is a tree of life,  but a devious tongue  breaks the spirit.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: But perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and maim.

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit.

A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life, But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.

Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.