Verse List for PROV 15:4

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B I ◄ ← Prov 15:4 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) A soothing tongue is a tree of life, ⇔ ^ but perversity crushes the spirit.

OET-LV health _of tongue is_a _tree _of life and_perverseness with_it is_brokenness in_spirit.

ULT A healing tongue, is a tree of life, ⇔ but crookedness in it, is a breaking in the spirit.

UST What people say soothingly is like a tree with fruit that enables people to live well, ⇔  but what people say deceitfully makes people despair.

BSB & MSB A soothing tongue is a tree of life, ⇔  but a perverse [tongue] crushes the spirit.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB A gentle tongue is a tree of life, ⇔  but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

NET Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, ⇔ but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.

LSV A healed tongue [is] a tree of life,
And perverseness in it—a breach in the spirit.

FBV Gentle words are a source[fn] of life, but telling lies does a lot of damage.

T4T ⇔  Those who speak [MTY] kindly to people are like [MET] trees whose fruit gives life; ⇔  speaking what is false causes people to ◄despair/feel very discouraged►.

LEB • Gentleness[fn] of tongue is a tree of life,
• but perverseness in it[fn] causes a break in spirit.

BBE A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

Moff A soothing tongue means life and peace, ⇔  but wild words wound.

JPS A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a wound to the spirit.

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

DRA A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.

YLT A healed tongue [is] a tree of life, And perverseness in it — a breach in the spirit.

Drby Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

RV A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

SLT The healing of the tongue the tree of life: and perverseness in it a breaking in the spirit.

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

KJB-1769 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.[fn]

KJB-1611 [fn]A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but peruersnesse therein is a breach in the spirit.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe: but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite.
(A wholsome tongue is a tree of life: but the frowardness thereof doeth/does make sad the spirit.)

Gnva A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life: but the frowardnes therof is the breaking of ye minde.
(A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life: but the frowardnes thereof is the breaking of ye/you_all mind.)

Cvdl A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.
(A wholsome tongue is a tree of life, but he that abuseth it, hath/has a broken mind.)

Wycl A plesaunt tunge is the tre of lijf; but the tunge which is vnmesurable, schal defoule the spirit.
(A pleasant tongue is the tree of life; but the tongue which is unmesurable, shall defile the spirit.)

Luth Eine heilsame Zunge ist ein Baum des Lebens; aber eine lügenhaftige macht Her
(A/One healing tongue is a tree the life; but a/one lie(v)haftige power Her)

ClVg Lingua placabilis lignum vitæ; quæ autem immoderata est conteret spiritum.
(Lingua placable/agreeable wood/timber of_life; which however immoderata it_is would_crush spirit.)

UHB מַרְפֵּ֣א לָ֭שׁוֹן עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְ⁠סֶ֥לֶף בָּ֝֗⁠הּ שֶׁ֣בֶר בְּ⁠רֽוּחַ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἴασις γλώσσης δένδρον ζωῆς, ὁ δὲ συντηρῶν αὐτὴν πλησθήσεται πνεύματος.

BrTr [fn]The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with [fn]understanding.