Proverbs 15:4-6

Good News Translation

⁴Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush your spirit.

⁵It is foolish to ignore what your parents taught you; it is wise to accept their correction.

⁶Righteous people keep their wealth, but the wicked lose theirs when hard times come.

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)

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)