Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:4
“A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.”
In context
2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
6The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
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