Proverbs 15:1

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

— WEB

“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”

— KJV

“A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.”

— ASV

Proverbs 25:15 "By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone."
Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs."
Proverbs 15:18 "A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife."
Proverbs 29:22 "An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin."
Proverbs 28:25 "One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper."
Judges 8:1-3 "The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you treated us this way, that you didn’t call us when you went to fight with Midian?” They rebu…"
1 Kings 12:13-16 "The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him,"
1 Samuel 25:10-13 "Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their mast…"

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