Proverbs 15:4
What does Proverbs 15:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 15:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
KJV
King James Version · 1611A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
Context
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.
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