Proverbs 15:4
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 15 connects to 10 cross-references. Proverbs on communication and the Lord's oversight: a soft answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. Better a small …
Otras traducciones
A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
Referencias cruzadas
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and …
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a …
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth …
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?