Proverbs 15:4

New International Version

The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Cross References

Psalm 109:22

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

Proverbs 10:11

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

Proverbs 12:18

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

Proverbs 16:24

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 18:14

The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

Proverbs 26:22

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.

1 Timothy 6:3

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,

Revelation 2:7

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.