"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit."
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The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness in it is a breach in the spirit.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, But deceit in it crushes the spirit.
A healed tongue `is' a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.