(A)A gentle[a] tongue is (B)a tree of life,
    but (C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
(D)A fool (E)despises his father's instruction,
    but (F)whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:4 Or healing

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