Proverbs 15:4
New International Version
The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

New Living Translation
Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

English Standard Version
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Berean Study Bible
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

New American Standard Bible
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

International Standard Version
A gentle statement is a tree of life, but perverted speech shatters the spirit.

NET Bible
Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The tree of life is the healing of the tongue, and he that eats its fruit will be filled by it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue breaks the spirit.

Jubilee Bible 2000
The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

King James 2000 Bible
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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

American Standard Version
A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.

Darby Bible Translation
Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

English Revised Version
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

Webster's Bible Translation
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness in it is a breach in the spirit.

World English Bible
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

Young's Literal Translation
A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.

Spreuke 15:4 Afrikaans PWL
’n Helende tong is ’n boom van lewe en hy wat van sy vrugte eet sal daardeur gevul word.

Fjalët e urta 15:4 Albanian
Një gjuhë e shëndoshë është një dru i jetës, por gjuha e çoroditur e sfilit shpirtin.

ﺃﻣﺜﺎﻝ 15:4 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
هدوء اللسان شجرة حياة واعوجاجه سحق في الروح.

D Sprüch 15:4 Bavarian
Wer öbbs samft sait, bringt ayn Löbn; doch dyr Leixer bricht ayn Hertz.

Притчи 15:4 Bulgarian
Благият език е дърво на живот, А извратеността в него съкрушава духа.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
溫良的舌是生命樹,乖謬的嘴使人心碎。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
温良的舌是生命树,乖谬的嘴使人心碎。

箴 言 15:4 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
溫 良 的 舌 是 生 命 樹 ; 乖 謬 的 嘴 使 人 心 碎 。

箴 言 15:4 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
温 良 的 舌 是 生 命 树 ; 乖 谬 的 嘴 使 人 心 碎 。

Proverbs 15:4 Croatian Bible
Blaga je besjeda drvo života, a pakosna je rana duhu.

Přísloví 15:4 Czech BKR
Zdravý jazyk jest strom života, převrácenost pak z něho ztroskotání od větru.

Ordsprogene 15:4 Danish
Et Livets Træ er Tungens Mildhed, dens Falskhed giver Hjertesaar.

Spreuken 15:4 Dutch Staten Vertaling
De medicijn der tong is een boom des levens; maar de verkeerdheid in dezelve is een breuk in den geest.

Swete's Septuagint
ἴασις γλώσσης δένδρον ζωῆς, ὁ δὲ συντηρῶν αὐτὴν πλησθήσεται πνεύματος.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
מַרְפֵּ֣א לָ֭שֹׁון עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְסֶ֥לֶף בָּ֝֗הּ שֶׁ֣בֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
מרפא לשון עץ חיים וסלף בה שבר ברוח׃

Aleppo Codex
ד מרפא לשון עץ חיים  וסלף בה שבר ברוח

Példabeszédek 15:4 Hungarian: Karoli
A nyelv szelídsége életnek fája; az abban való hamisság pedig a léleknek gyötrelme.

La sentencoj de Salomono 15:4 Esperanto
Milda lango estas arbo de vivo; Sed malbonparola rompas la spiriton.

SANANLASKUT 15:4 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Terveellinen kieli on elämän puu: vaan valhettelevainen saattaa sydämen kivun.

Proverbes 15:4 French: Darby
La benignite de la langue est un arbre de vie, mais la perversite en elle est un brisement d'esprit.

Proverbes 15:4 French: Louis Segond (1910)
La langue douce est un arbre de vie, Mais la langue perverse brise l'âme.

Proverbes 15:4 French: Martin (1744)
La langue qui corrige [le prochain], est [comme] l'arbre de vie; mais celle où il y a de la perversité, est un rompement d'esprit.

Sprueche 15:4 German: Modernized
Eine heilsame Zunge ist ein Baum des Lebens; aber eine lügenhaftige macht Her

Sprueche 15:4 German: Luther (1912)
Ein heilsame Zunge ist ein Baum des Lebens; aber eine lügenhafte macht Herzeleid.

Sprueche 15:4 German: Textbibel (1899)
Gelindigkeit der Zunge ist ein Lebensbaum, aber Verkehrtheit an ihr bewirkt Herzeleid.

Proverbi 15:4 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
La lingua che calma, è un albero di vita, ma la lingua perversa strazia lo spirito.

Proverbi 15:4 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
La medicina della lingua è un albero di vita; Ma la sovversione che avviene per essa è simile ad un fracasso fatto dal vento.

AMSAL 15:4 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Bahwa obat dari pada lidah itulah pohon selamat, tetapi jikalau bercabang lidah maka jadi rusaklah nyawa.

잠언 15:4 Korean
온량한 혀는 곧 생명나무라도 패려한 혀는 마음을 상하게 하느니라

Proverbia 15:4 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Lingua placabilis lignum vitæ ; quæ autem immoderata est conteret spiritum.

Patarliø knyga 15:4 Lithuanian
Maloni kalba­gyvybės medis, šiurkšti šneka prislegia dvasią.

Proverbs 15:4 Maori
Ko te arero reka he rakau no te ora; tena ki te wanoke a roto he wawahi wairua.

Salomos Ordsprog 15:4 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
En saktmodig tunge er et livsens tre, men en falsk tunge sårer hjertet.

Proverbios 15:4 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
La lengua apacible es árbol de vida, mas la perversidad en ella quebranta el espíritu.

Proverbios 15:4 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
La lengua apacible es árbol de vida, Pero la perversidad en ella quebranta el espíritu.

Proverbios 15:4 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
La lengua sana es árbol de vida; mas la perversidad en ella es quebrantamiento de espíritu.

Proverbios 15:4 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
La sana lengua es árbol de vida: Mas la perversidad en ella es quebrantamiento de espíritu.

Proverbios 15:4 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
La sana lengua es árbol de vida; mas la perversidad en ella es una brecha en el espíritu.

Provérbios 15:4 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
As palavras bondosas revigoram a nossa vida, entretanto o falar perverso desanima o espírito.

Provérbios 15:4 Portugese Bible
Uma língua suave é árvore de vida; mas a língua perversa quebranta o espírito.   

Proverbe 15:4 Romanian: Cornilescu
Limba dulce este un pom de viaţă, dar limba stricată zdrobeşte sufletul. -

Притчи 15:4 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
Кроткий язык – древо жизни, но необузданный - сокрушение духа.

Притчи 15:4 Russian koi8r
Кроткий язык--древо жизни, но необузданный--сокрушение духа.

Ordspråksboken 15:4 Swedish (1917)
En saktmodig tunga är ett livets träd, men en vrång tunga giver hjärtesår.

Proverbs 15:4 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Ang dilang magaling ay punong kahoy ng buhay: nguni't ang kalikuan niyaon ay kasiraan ng diwa.

สุภาษิต 15:4 Thai: from KJV
ลิ้นที่สุภาพเป็นต้นไม้แห่งชีวิต แต่ลิ้นตลบตะแลงทำน้ำใจให้แตกสลาย

Süleyman'ın Özdeyişleri 15:4 Turkish
Okşayıcı dil yaşam verirfı,
Çarpık dilse ruhu yaralar.

Chaâm-ngoân 15:4 Vietnamese (1934)
Lưỡi hiền lành giống như một cây sự sống; Song lưỡi gian tà làm cho hư nát tâm thần.

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