Proverbs 15:4-6

Authorized (King James) Version

⁴A wholesome tongue is a tree of life:
but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

⁵A fool despiseth his father’s instruction:
but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

⁶In the house of the righteous is much treasure:
but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

Proverbs 15:4-6

New International Version

⁴The soothing tongue^(A) is a tree of life,^(B)
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.^(C)

⁵A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.^(D)

⁶The house of the righteous contains great treasure,^(E)
but the income of the wicked brings ruin.^(F)

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

New International Version (NIV)