A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Prov 15:4
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Prov 15:4 · Douay-Rheims
“A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush the spirit.”
On this verse:
“Life. This comparison was become proverbial for something very excellent. Immoderate. Hebrew, “perverse.” (Calmet) — Evil discourse kills the souls both of those who speak, and of those who pay attention to it. (Haydock)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.