Proverbs 15:4
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- 9 Heb “a tongue.” The term “tongue” is a metonymy of cause for what is produced: speech.
- 10 Heb “a tongue of healing.” A healing tongue refers to speech that is therapeutic or soothing. It is a source of vitality.
- 11 The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.
- 12 Heb “tree of life.”
- 13 Heb “perversion in it.” The referent must be the tongue, so this has been supplied in the translation for clarity. A tongue that is twisted, perverse, or deceitful is a way of describing deceitful speech. Such words will crush the spirit (e.g., Isa 65:14).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The soothing tongue is a tree of life,
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The tongue that heals is a tree of life,
but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Gentle words are a tree of life;
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it causes a break in spirit.
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KJV 1900King James Version
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life:
But perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
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