Proverbs 15:4
“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but peruersnesse therein is a breach in the spirit.”
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Proverbs 15:4 Context
2The tongue of the wise, vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles, powreth out foolishnes. 3The eyes of the Lord are in euery place, beholding the euill & the good. 4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but peruersnesse therein is a breach in the spirit. 5A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but hee that regardeth reproofe, is prudent. 6In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.
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A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.
- King James Version
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit.
- New American Standard Version (1995)