Matthew Henry · Verse 4
A good tongue is healing to wounded consciences, by comforting them; to sin-sick souls, by convincing them; and it reconciles parties at variance.
Proverbs 15:4
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
BSB
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
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.
BBE
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
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