Wholesome speech is a tree of life, but dishonest talk breaks the spirit.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: But perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
A gentle tongue [with its healing power] is a tree of life, but willful contrariness in it breaks down the spirit.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
A peaceful tongue is a tree of life. But that which is immoderate will crush the spirit.
A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.
