Proverbs 15:4
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”Proverbs 15:4
What Does Proverbs 15:4 Mean?
Proverbs 15:4 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 15, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Self-Control.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 15:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Colossians 4:6“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”Proverbs 16:24“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”Proverbs 12:18“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”Proverbs 18:8“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”Matthew 12:35“A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.”Proverbs 3:18“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”Malachi 4:2“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”Proverbs 18:14“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?”Revelation 2:7“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.”Psalms 52:2“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”Proverbs 11:30“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”Proverbs 26:22“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”Genesis 3:22“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”Psalms 109:22“For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.”1 Timothy 6:3“If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;”Proverbs 10:21“The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.”Proverbs 10:20“The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.”
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