| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 15:4:1 ⧉מַרְפֵּ֣אmarpehealing or remedy Proverbs 15:4:2 ⧉לָ֭שׁוֹןlashonof a tongue Proverbs 15:4:3 ⧉עֵ֣ץetsa tree Proverbs 15:4:4 ⧉חַיִּ֑יםkhayimof life Proverbs 15:4:5 ⧉וְסֶ֥לֶףveselefand crookedness or perverseness Proverbs 15:4:6 ⧉בָּ֝֗הּbahin it Proverbs 15:4:7 ⧉שֶׁ֣בֶרsheverbreaking Proverbs 15:4:8 ⧉בְּרֽוּחַ׃beruakhin the spirit |
| 4. Formal Translation Healing of the tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted one shatters the spirit. |