Proverbs 15:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Kind words are good medicine, but deceitful words can really hurt.

Cross References

Psalm 109:22

I am poor and helpless, and I have lost all hope.

Proverbs 10:11

The words of good people are a source of life, but evil hides behind the words of the wicked.

Proverbs 12:18

Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.

Proverbs 15:3

The LORD sees everything, whether good or bad.

Proverbs 15:5

Don't be a fool and disobey your parents. Be clever! Accept correction.

Proverbs 16:24

Kind words are like honey— they cheer you up and make you feel strong.

Proverbs 18:14

Being cheerful helps when we are sick, but nothing helps when we give up.

Proverbs 18:8

There's nothing so delicious as the taste of gossip! It melts in your mouth.

Proverbs 26:22

There is nothing so delicious as the taste of gossip! It melts in your mouth.

Proverbs 3:18

Wisdom is a life-giving tree, the source of happiness for all who hold on to her.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who honour my name, victory will shine like the sun with healing in its rays, and you will jump around like calves at play.

1 Timothy 6:3

Anyone who teaches something different disagrees with the correct and godly teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation 2:7

If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will let everyone who wins the victory eat from the life-giving tree in God's wonderful garden.