Proverbs 15:4-6

Easy-to-Read Version

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

⁵Fools refuse to listen to their father’s advice, but those who accept discipline are smart.

⁶Good people are rich in many ways, but those who are evil get nothing but 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)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)