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Proverbs 15:4

World English Bible

A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

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Proverbs 15:4 in other translations

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 15:4 in context

  1. 2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
  2. 3Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.
  3. 4A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
  4. 5A fool despises his father’s correction,
    but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
  5. 6In the house of the righteous is much treasure,
    but the income of the wicked brings trouble.