Proverbs 15:4

New American Bible - revised edition

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse one breaks the spirit.

Cross References

Psalm 109:22

For I am poor and needy; my heart is pierced within me.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the just is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 12:18

The babble of some people is like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise is healing.

Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:5

The fool spurns a father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasing words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and invigorating to the bones.

Proverbs 18:14

One’s spirit supports one when ill, but a broken spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a talebearer are like dainty morsels: they sink into one’s inmost being.

Proverbs 26:22

The words of a talebearer are like dainty morsels: they sink into one’s inmost being.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and those who hold her fast are happy.

1 Timothy 6:3

Whoever teaches something different and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the religious teaching

Revelation 2:7

“‘“Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the victor I will give the right to eat from the tree of life that is in the garden of God.”’ To Smyrna.