Proverbs 15:4 meaning and explanation

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

Proverbs 15:4, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse is one of the proverbs of Solomon, a collection of short sayings that contrast wisdom with folly in everyday speech. Here the tongue is pictured as a power that either gives life or damages it.

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