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Proverbs 15:4
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:4
New American Standard Bible
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- Proverbs 15:4 Lit healing
- Proverbs 15:4 Lit is the crushing of the spirit
Proverbs 15:4
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 15:4
Amplified Bible
4
A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life,
But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4
New Living Translation
Proverbs 15:4
New Living Translation
4 Gentle words are a tree of life;
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4
New International Version
Proverbs 15:4
New International Version
Proverbs 15:4
The Voice
Proverbs 15:4
The Voice
4 A word of encouragement heals the one who receives it,
but a deceitful word breaks the spirit.
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