4A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.


In Context

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 fools gush out folly.

3 Yahweh's eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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

5 A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

Proverbs 15:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:4A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:4The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:4A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:4A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:4Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness in it is a breach in the spirit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:4A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it — a breach in the spirit.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.