Proverbs 15:4

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

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

Bible in Basic English ☆

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with understanding.

Darby Translation ☆

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

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

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life: but the frowardnes therof is the breaking of ye minde.

Noyes Bible ☆

A mild tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a wound in the spirit.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

A healing [word] of the tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a breach to the spirit.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a wound to the spirit.

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with understanding.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with understanding.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

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

Webster Bible ☆

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

Revised Version ☆

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, And he that keeps it shall be filled with understanding.

World English Bible ☆

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

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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

World English Bible Classic ☆

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

World English Bible Updated ☆

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

World Messianic Bible ☆

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

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

A marpeh lashon (a tongue of healing) is an Etz Chayyim, but selef (perversity) therein is crushing to the ruach (spirit).

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

هُدُوءُ ٱللِّسَانِ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ، وَٱعْوِجَاجُهُ سَحْقٌ فِي ٱلرُّوحِ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ဖြည်းညှင်းသောလျှာသည် အသက်ဖြစ်၏။ ကြမ်းတမ်းသော လျှာမူကား စိတ်နာစေတတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ဖြည်းညှင်း သောလျှာ သည် အသက် ဖြစ်၏။ ကြမ်းတမ်း သော လျှာ မူကား စိတ် နာ စေတတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Kahoih lok kathui palai loe kami ngantuihaih ah oh; toe aling thaih palai loe poekhaih patangkhangsak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Ol dongah hoeihnah aka om tah hingnah thingkung la om tih, a khuiah saveknah khaw mueihla pocinah ham ni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Ol dongah hoeihnah aka om tah hingnah thingkung la om tih, a khuiah saveknah khaw mueihla pocinah ham ni.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

温良的舌是生命树； 乖谬的嘴使人心碎。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

溫良的舌是生命樹； 乖謬的嘴使人心碎。

World Chinese Bible ☆

温良的舌头是生命树， 舌中的诡诈却压伤人的灵。

Croatian Bible ☆

Blaga je besjeda drvo života, a pakosna je rana duhu.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Zdravý jazyk jest strom života, převrácenost pak z něho ztroskotání od větru.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Et Livets Træ er Tungens Mildhed, dens Falskhed giver Hjertesår.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

De medicijn der tong is een boom des levens; maar de verkeerdheid in dezelve is een breuk in den geest.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Rustige taal is een boom des levens, Heftige woorden wonden de ziel.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Milda lango estas arbo de vivo; Sed malbonparola rompas la spiriton.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

La bénignité de la langue est un arbre de vie, mais la perversité en elle est un brisement d’esprit.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Une langue qui corrige est comme l'arbre de vie; mais une langue perverse est comme un vent qui brise tout.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

La langue douce est un arbre de vie, Mais la langue perverse brise l’âme.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Une langue apaisante est un arbre de vie, mais la langue perverse brise l'esprit.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Lindigkeit der Zunge ist ein Baum des Lebens, aber Verkehrtheit in ihr ist eine Verwundung des Geistes.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Ein heilsame Zunge ist ein Baum des Lebens; aber eine lügenhafte macht Herzeleid.

German Textbibel ☆

Gelindigkeit der Zunge ist ein Lebensbaum, aber Verkehrtheit an ihr bewirkt Herzeleid.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Eine heilsame Zunge ist ein Baum des Lebens; aber Verkehrtheit in ihr verwundet den Geist.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ἴασις γλώσσης δένδρον ζωῆς, ὁ δὲ συντηρῶν αὐτὴν πλησθήσεται πνεύματος,

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ἴασις γλώσσης δένδρον ζωῆς, ὁ δὲ συντηρῶν αὐτὴν πλησθήσεται πνεύματος.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Bon pawòl yon zanmi bay lavi. Men, move pawòl demanbre.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

O ke elelo akahai oia ka laau o ke ola; O ka awahia iloko o ia mea, oia ka nahae ana o ka uhane.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

מַרְפֵּ֣א לָ֭שֹׁון עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְסֶ֥לֶף בָּ֝֗הּ שֶׁ֣בֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

מרפא לשון עץ חיים וסלף בה שבר ברוח׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

La medicina della lingua è un albero di vita; Ma la sovversione che avviene per essa è simile ad un fracasso fatto dal vento.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

La lingua che calma, è un albero di vita, ma la lingua perversa strazia lo spirito.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

穏やかな舌は命の木であるが、 よこしまな舌は心を打ち砕く。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

온량한 혀는 곧 생명나무라도 패려한 혀는 마음을 상하게 하느니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Kas kulang mwe akkeye kom, a kas toasr ac mwe akmunasye kom.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Lingua placabilis lignum vitæ; quæ autem immoderata est conteret spiritum.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

زبان ملایم، درخت حیات‌است و کجی آن، شکستگی روح است.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

A língua suave é árvore de vida, mas a perversidade nela quebranta o espírito.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Uma língua sã é árvore de vida; mas a perversidade nela é faz o espírito em pedaços.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

O limbă sănătoasă este un pom al vieții, dar perversitate în ea este o spărtură în duh.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Лимба дулче есте ун пом де вяцэ, дар лимба стрикатэ здробеште суфлетул.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Кроткий язык - древо жизни, но необузданный сокрушение духа.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Zdrav je jezik drvo životno, a opačina s njega kršenje od vetra.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Здрав је језик дрво животно, а опачина с њега кршење од ветра.

Mashi Bible ☆

Olulimi lurhûliriza abandi: murhi gwa kalamo ci akalimi kabî kubabaza kababaza omurhima

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

La sana lengua es árbol de vida: mas la perversidad en ella es quebrantamiento de espíritu.

Spanish BLL ☆

La lengua que brinda consuelo es un árbol de vida, pero la lengua engañosa deprime el espíritu.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

La lengua sana es árbol de vida, mas la perversidad en ella es quebrantamiento de espíritu.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Una lengua reconfortante es un árbol de la vida, pero una lengua torcida es un aplastamiento del espíritu.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Árbol de vida es la boca apacible, Pero la perversa es quebrantamiento de espíritu.

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Revised West Version ☆

Ko e ʻelelo fakamoʻui ko e ʻakau ia ʻoe moʻui: pea ka talangataʻa ia ko e maumau ia ʻoe laumālie.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Лагідний язик — се дерево жизнї, а необузданий — пригноблює духа.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Лагідний язик — се дерево жизнї, а необузданий — пригноблює духа.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Lưỡi hiền lành giống như một cây sự sống; Song lưỡi gian tà làm cho hư nát tâm thần.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

מַרְפֵּ֣א לָ֭שׁוֹן עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְסֶ֥לֶף בָּ֝֗הּ שֶׁ֣בֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃