Proverbs 15:4 | |
NASB: A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit. (NASB ©1995) GWT: A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue breaks the spirit. (GOD'S WORD®) 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. DBY: Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit. JPS: A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a wound to the spirit. WBS: A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness in it is a breach in the spirit. WEB: A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit. YLT: A healed tongue [is] a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit. | |
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