Proverbs 15:4

New International Version

⁴The soothing tongue^(A) is a tree of life,^(B)
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.^(C)

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Proverbs 15:4

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)A gentle^[a] tongue is ^(B)a tree of life,
but ^(C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

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箴言 15:4

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

⁴溫和的言詞帶來生命，
乖謬的話語傷透人心。

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