⁴ A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

⁴ A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

⁴ A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

⁴ A wholesome [1] tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.