⁴ The soothing tongue^(A) is a tree of life,^(B)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.^(C)

²⁴ Gracious words are a honeycomb,^(A)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.^(B)

²¹ The tongue has the power of life and death,^(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.^(B)