A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.
3956 [e]
lā·šō·wn
לָ֭שׁוֹן
a tongue [is]
N‑cs
| – | 2416 [e] ḥay·yîm; חַיִּ֑ים of life N‑mp |
5558 [e]
wə·se·lep̄
וְסֶ֥לֶף
but perverseness
Conj‑w | N‑ms
bāh,
בָּ֝֗הּ
in it
Prep | 3fs
7667 [e]
še·ḇer
שֶׁ֣בֶר
breaks
N‑ms
| . | 7307 [e] bə·rū·aḥ. בְּרֽוּחַ׃ the spirit Prep‑b | N‑cs |
Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue breaks 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.
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
A gentle statement is a tree of life, but perverted speech shatters the spirit.American Standard Version
A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.Young's Literal Translation
A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.
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