Devine Scripture

Proverbs 15:4

Proverbs chapter 15 · verse 4 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.3The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

v.4This passage

v.5A fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 12:18

    There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

  • Psalms 109:22

    For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.

  • Proverbs 16:24

    Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  • Proverbs 26:22

    The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

  • Proverbs 3:18

    She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

  • Proverbs 18:8

    The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.