Proverbs 15:4-6

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⁴A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
⁵A fool despises a parent’s instruction,
    but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.^(A)
⁶In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.