Proverbs 15:1

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 25:15

By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.

Proverbs 15:18

A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.

Proverbs 29:22

A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin.

Proverbs 28:25

He that boasteth, and puffeth up himself, stirreth up quarrels: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be healed.

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, and said: I have ten parts in the king more than thou; and David belongeth to me more than to thee. Why hast thou done me a wrong, and why was it not told me first, that I might bring back my king? And the men of Juda answered more harshly than the men of Israel.

1 Kings 12:7

They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to-day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always.

2 Chronicles 10:7

And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever.

Job 41:3

I will not spare him, nor his mighty words, and framed to make supplication.

Proverbs 29:8

Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath.