A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a wound to the spirit.
King James Version (KJV) - Proverbs 15:4 >A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Proverbs 15:4 >A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.