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Proverbs 15:4

NETBible	Speech¹ that heals² is like³ a life-giving tree,⁴ but a perverse tongue⁵ breaks the spirit.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 15:4	The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 15:4	A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 15:4	Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 15:4	Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and maim.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 15:4	A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 15:4	A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 15:4	A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
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KJV	A wholesome <04832> tongue <03956> [is] a tree <06086> of life <02416>_: but perverseness <05558> therein [is] a breach <07667> in the spirit <07307>_. {A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 15:4	A soothing <04832> tongue <03956> is a tree <06086> of life <02425> , But perversion <05558> in it crushes <07667> the spirit <07307> .
LXXM	iasiv <2392> N-NSF glwsshv <1100> N-GSF dendron <1186> N-NSN zwhv <2222> N-GSF o <3588> T-NSM de <1161> PRT sunthrwn <4933> V-PAPNS authn <846> D-ASF plhsyhsetai {V-FPI-3S} pneumatov <4151> N-GSN
NET [draft] ITL	Speech that heals <04832> is like a life-giving <02416> tree <06086> , but a perverse <05558> tongue <03956> breaks <07667> the spirit <07307> .
HEBREW	xwrb <07307> rbs <07667> hb <0> Plow <05558> Myyx <02416> Ue <06086> Nwsl <03956> aprm (15:4) <04832>

NETBible

Speech¹ that heals² is like³ a life-giving tree,⁴ but a perverse tongue⁵ breaks the spirit.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “a tongue.” The term “tongue” is a metonymy of cause for what is produced: speech.

²tn Heb “a tongue of healing.” A healing tongue refers to speech that is therapeutic or soothing. It is a source of vitality.

³tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.

⁴tn Heb “tree of life.”

⁵tn 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).