Proverbs 15:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

A wholesome tongue - literally, as in the margin, the same word as “sound” in Proverbs 14:30 (see the note). A more literal rendering would be soundness of speech.

Tree of life - Compare Proverbs 3:18 note.

Breach in the spirit - With the sense of vexation (compare Isaiah 65:14).

Proverbs 15:4

4 A wholesomea tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.