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Proverbs 15:4

A peaceful tongue is a tree of life. But that which is immoderate will crush the spirit
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King James Version

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

English Standard Version

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

New International Version

The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.