29 (A)Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give (B)grace to those who hear.

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29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,(A) but only what is helpful for building others up(B) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but (A)the mouths of fools pour out folly.

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The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.(B)

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(A)A gentle[a] tongue is (B)a tree of life,
    but (C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:4 Or healing

The soothing tongue(A) is a tree of life,(B)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.(C)

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23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
    and (A)a word in season, how good it is!

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23 A person finds joy in giving an apt reply(A)
    and how good is a timely word!(B)

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