Proverbs 15:3-5

New King James Version

³^(A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Keeping watch on the evil and the good.

⁴A ^[a]wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

⁵^(B)A fool despises his father’s instruction,
^(C)But he who ^[b]receives correction is prudent.

Proverbs 15:3-5

New International Version

³The eyes^(A) of the Lord are everywhere,^(B)
keeping watch on the wicked and the good.^(C)

⁴The soothing tongue^(D) is a tree of life,^(E)
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.^(F)

⁵A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.^(G)

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