Proverbs 15:4
“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,.... A tongue that delivers out salutary instructions, wholesome advice and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A wholesome tongue - literally, as in the margin, the same word as “sound” in Pro 14:30 (see the note). A more literal…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. A good tongue is healing, healing to wounded consciences by comforting them, to sin-sick souls by convincing…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
wholesome See Pro 14:30, where the same Heb. word is rendered sound, and note there, and comp. ὑγιαίνοντες λόγοι, 1Ti…
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