Bible verse
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 15.
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
6 The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
KJV
A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.
ASV
A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
ERV
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
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