Proverbs 15:4
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4 Gentle words are a tree of life;
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 12:18
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18 Some people make cutting remarks,
but the words of the wise bring healing.
Proverbs 16:24
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24 Kind words are like honey—
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
Proverbs 18:8
New Living Translation
8 Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Malachi 4:2
New Living Translation
2 “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.[a] And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.
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- 4:2 Or the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings.
Proverbs 3:18
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18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.
Proverbs 18:14
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14 The human spirit can endure a sick body,
but who can bear a crushed spirit?
Revelation 2:7
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7 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
1 Timothy 6:3
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3 Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life.
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Proverbs 26:22
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22 Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Psalm 109:22
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22 For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is full of pain.
Psalm 52:2-4
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2 All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.
3 You love evil more than good
and lies more than truth. Interlude
4 You love to destroy others with your words,
you liar!
Genesis 3:22-24
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22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings[a] have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” 23 So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. 24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
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- 3:22 Or the man; Hebrew reads ha-adam.
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