Proverbs Chapter 15 verse 1 Holy Bible
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
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By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
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A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
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A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - A soft answer turneth away wrath. Two things are here to be observed: an answer should be given - the injured person should not wrap himself in sullen silence; and that answer should be gentle and conciliatory. This is tersely put in a mediaeval rhyme - "Frangitur ira gravisQuando est respensio suavis." "Anger, however great,Is checked by answer sweet." Septuagint, "A submissive (ὑποπίπτουσα) answer averteth wrath." Thus Abigail quelled the excessive anger of David by her judicious submission (1 Samuel 25:24, etc.). But grievous words stir up anger. A word that causes vexation makes anger rise the higher. Ὁργῆς ματαίας εἰσὶν αἰτιοι λόγοι. . . .