温良的舌是生命树；乖谬的嘴使人心碎。

温良的舌是生命树；邪恶的舌使人心碎。

温良的舌是生命树；邪恶的舌使人心碎。

温和的言词带来生命，乖谬的话语伤透人心。

说安慰话的舌头是生命树；奸恶的舌头使人心碎。

使人痊愈的舌头，就是生命树；奸恶的舌头，使心灵破碎。

溫良的舌是生命樹；乖謬的嘴使人心碎。

溫良的舌是生命樹；邪惡的舌使人心碎。

溫良的舌是生命樹；邪惡的舌使人心碎。

溫和的言詞帶來生命，乖謬的話語傷透人心。

說安慰話的舌頭是生命樹；奸惡的舌頭使人心碎。

溫良的口舌是生命樹；在那上頭乖戾的、能使人心碎。

使人痊癒的舌頭，就是生命樹；奸惡的舌頭，使心靈破碎。

溫良之舌、乃生命之樹、乖謬之詞、乃摧折人心、

良言猶生命之樹、厲語猶毀物之風。

溫良之言、猶如生命之樹、暴戾之辭、使人心傷、

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

A tongue that calms is like a tree of life. But a tongue that tells lies produces a broken spirit.

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

Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

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

Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (niv)

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (niv)

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. (niv)

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. (niv)

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well- fed calves. (niv)

The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? (niv)

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. (niv)

You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue! (niv)

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. (niv)

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, (niv)

And the Lord God said,“ The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. (niv)

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (niv)