Proverbs 15:1

English Standard Version 2016

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

Cross References

Proverbs 25:15

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

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 29:22

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

Proverbs 28:25

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

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 forever.”

2 Chronicles 10:7

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

Job 41:3

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

Proverbs 29:8

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

Acts 19:41

And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.