Bible in Basic English
"A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit."
— Proverbs 15:4, Bible in Basic English
“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”
“A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit. ”
“Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.”
“A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.”
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.
The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.