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A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
    but a perverse one breaks the spirit.
The fool spurns a father’s instruction,
    but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.[a](A)
In the house of the just there are ample resources,
    but the harvest of the wicked is in peril.

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  1. 15:5 One becomes wise by keeping and foolish by rejecting. One must accept the tradition of the community.

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

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

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

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