Proverbs 15:2-4

Easy-to-Read Version

²Listening to wise people increases your knowledge, but only nonsense comes from the mouths of fools.

³The Lord sees what happens everywhere. He watches everyone, good and evil.

⁴Kind words are like a life-giving tree, but lying words will crush your spirit.

Proverbs 15:2-4

New International Version

²The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,^(A)
but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.^(B)

³The eyes^(C) of the Lord are everywhere,^(D)
keeping watch on the wicked and the good.^(E)

⁴The soothing tongue^(F) is a tree of life,^(G)
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.^(H)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)