Proverbs 15

NET

4 Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.


Darby

4 GentlenessD4295 of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breakingD4296 of the spirit.


Darby Bible Notes

Gentleness - Or 'Benignity;' as 'sound,' ch. 14.30. breaking - Or 'disturbance.'


KJV

4 A wholesome tongueK4213[is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.


KJV Bible Notes

A wholesome tongue: Heb. The healing of the tongue.