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.
KJV: A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
JPS: A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a wound to 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.
