NIV: The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
NAS: A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit.
KJV: A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
GWT: A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue breaks the spirit.
ASV: A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
BBE: A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
DBY: Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
DRB: A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.
WBS: A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness in it is a breach in the spirit.
WEB: A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
YLT: A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.
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