KJVA wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.
Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
P R O V E R B S CHAP. XV. The Proper Use of the Tongue. 1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Solomon, as conservator of the public peace, here tells us, 1. How the peace may be kept, that we may know…