King James Version (KJV)
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Modern English
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Hebrew
מַרְפֵּ֣א לָ֭שׁוֹן עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְסֶ֥לֶף בָּ֝הּ שֶׁ֣בֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃
marpeʾ lashvon ʿeṣ ḥayiym vselef bah sheber brvḥa