Proverbs 15:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

A soft answer turneth away wrath: But grievous words stir up anger.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

A SOFT answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. [Prov. 25:15.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

A sensitive answer turns back wrath, but an offensive word stirs up anger.

Catholic Public Domain Version

A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.

Proverbs 15:1 Cross References

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

1 Kings 12:7

And they said to him, “If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants for ever.”

2 Chronicles 10:7

And they said to him, “If you will be kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.”

Job 41:3

Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak to you soft words?

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 25:15

With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.

Proverbs 29:22

A man of wrath stirs up strife, and a man given to anger causes much transgression.

Proverbs 29:8

Scoffers set a city aflame, but wise men turn away wrath.

Acts 19:41

And when he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.