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Proverbs 15:4

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Proverbs 15:4 - Amplified Bible

A gentle tongue [with its healing power] is a tree of life, but willful contrariness in it breaks down the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 - American Standard Version

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

Proverbs 15:4 - Bible in Basic English

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 - Darby Bible

Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4 - English Standard Version

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

Proverbs 15:4 - King James Version

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

Proverbs 15:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

La lengua apacible es árbol de vida,
mas la perversidad en ella quebranta el espìritu.

Proverbs 15:4 - The Message

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

 

Proverbs 15:4 - New American Standard Bible

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

Proverbs 15:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

La lengua apacible es árbol de vida,
Pero la perversidad en ella quebranta el espìritu.

Proverbs 15:4 - World English Bible

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

Proverbs 15:4 - Young's Living Translation

A healed tongue [is] a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.

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