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

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A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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18 The words of the reckless pierce like swords,(A)
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.(B)

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18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

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24 Gracious words are a honeycomb,(A)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.(B)

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24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.(A)

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The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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But for you who revere my name,(A) the sun of righteousness(B) will rise with healing(C) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic(D) like well-fed calves.

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But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

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18 She is a tree of life(A) to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.(B)

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18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

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14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
    but a crushed spirit who can bear?(A)

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14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

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Whoever has ears, let them hear(A) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(B) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(C) which is in the paradise(D) of God.

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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

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If anyone teaches otherwise(A) and does not agree to the sound instruction(B) of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,

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If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

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22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.(A)

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22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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22 For I am poor and needy,
    and my heart is wounded within me.

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22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

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You who practice deceit,(A)
    your tongue plots destruction;(B)
    it is like a sharpened razor.(C)
You love evil(D) rather than good,
    falsehood(E) rather than speaking the truth.[a]
You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.

The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

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22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us,(A) knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life(B) and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden(C) to work the ground(D) from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side[a] of the Garden of Eden(E) cherubim(F) and a flaming sword(G) flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:24 Or placed in front

22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

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