Proverbs 15:4
Gentle words are a source of life, but telling lies does a lot of damage.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
In Context
3The Lord sees everywhere, watching the evil and the good.
5Only a foolish son despises his father's instruction, but one who accepts correction is sensible.
Cross References
Genesis 3:22Then the Lord God observed, “Look, the human beings have become like one of us, knowing both what is good and what is evil. Now if they take the fruit from the tree of life and eat it, then they'll live forever!”
Psalms 109:22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is breaking.
Proverbs 10:11What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
Proverbs 16:24Kind words are like a honeycomb—they taste sweet and are healthy for the body.
Proverbs 18:14With a brave spirit you can put up with sickness, but if it's crushed, you can't bear it.
Malachi 4:2But for those who have reverence for me, the sun of God's salvation will rise with healing in its wings, and you will be set free, leaping like calves released from their stalls.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:4
The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted. 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. The great truths of divinity are of great use to enforce the precepts of morality, and none more than this—That the eye of God is always upon the children of men. 1. An eye to discern all, not only from which nothing can be concealed, but by which every thing is actually inspected, and nothing overlooked or looked slightly upon: The eyes of the Lord are in every place; for he not only sees all from… Read the whole commentary →