Proverbs 15:4

Proverbs 15:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4The soothing tongue is a tree of life,

but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

4A 15:4 Lit healingsoothing tongue is a tree of life,

But perversion in it 15:4 Lit is the crushing of the spiritcrushes the spirit.

4A soothing tongue is a tree of life,

But perversion in it crushes the spirit.

4A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life,

But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.

4A soothing tongue is a tree of life,

but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

4A tongue that calms is like a tree of life.

But a tongue that tells lies produces a broken spirit.