Proverbs 15:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹ A soft answer turneth away wrath: But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ A soft answer turneth away wrath: But grievous words stir up anger.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ A SOFT answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. [Prov. 25:15.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Common English Bible

¹ A sensitive answer turns back wrath, but an offensive word stirs up anger.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.

Proverbs 15:1 Cross References

Proverbs 25:15

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: But love covereth all transgressions.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirreth up contention: But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

Proverbs 28:25

He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife: But he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king; and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

1 Kings 12:7

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

2 Chronicles 10:7

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.

Job 41:3

Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?

Proverbs 29:8

Scornful men set a city in a flame: But wise men turn away wrath.

Acts 19:41

And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.