Proverbs 15:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

Cross References

Proverbs 25:15

A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offences.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger  calms strife.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered one  increases rebellion.

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy person stirs up conflict, but whoever trusts in the  Lord will prosper.

2 Samuel 19:43

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, ‘We have ten shares in the king,  so we have a greater claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to speak of restoring our king? ’  But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

1 Kings 12:7

They replied, ‘Today if you will be a servant to this people and serve them, and if you respond to them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants for ever.’

2 Chronicles 10:7

They replied, ‘If you will be kind to this people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants for ever.’

Job 41:3

Will he beg you for mercy or speak softly to you?

Proverbs 29:8

Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.

Acts 19:41

After saying this, he dismissed the assembly.