Proverbs 15:4-6

New International Version

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

⁵A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.^(D)

⁶The house of the righteous contains great treasure,^(E)
but the income of the wicked brings ruin.^(F)

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Proverbs 15:4-6

King James Version

⁴A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

⁵A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

⁶In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

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Proverbs 15:4-6

New King James Version

⁴A ^[a]wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

⁵^(A)A fool despises his father’s instruction,
^(B)But he who ^[b]receives correction is prudent.

⁶In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 15:4 Lit. healing
Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps

Proverbs 15:4-6

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)A gentle^[a] tongue is ^(B)a tree of life,
    but ^(C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
⁵^(D)A fool ^(E)despises his father's instruction,
    but ^(F)whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
⁶In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.