4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 15:4
The LORD Sees Every Heart: Wise Speech, Teachable Correction, and the Path of Life
The chapter moves through speech and correction, worship and divine scrutiny, the heart and knowledge, fear of the LORD and household peace, counsel and timely words, the upward path of life, the LORD's opposition to pride and greed, and the final union of correction, understanding, fear of the LORD, humility, and honor.
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Verse 4
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A soothing מַרְפֵּ֣א H4832 Noun - masculine singular construct tongue לָ֭שׁוֹן H3956 Noun - common singular is a tree עֵ֣ץ H6086 Noun - masculine singular construct of life חַיִּ֑ים H2416 Noun - masculine plural but a perverse וְסֶ֥לֶף H5558 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular [tongue] בָּ֝֗הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular crushes שֶׁ֣בֶר H7667 Noun - masculine singular the spirit בְּרֽוּחַ׃ H7307 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular