Proverbs 15:1

New Century Version

A gentle answer will calm a person’s anger, but an unkind answer will cause more anger.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:43

The Israelites answered the people of Judah, “We have ten tribes in the kingdom, so we have more right to David than you do! But you ignored us! We were the first ones to talk about bringing our king back!” But the people of Judah spoke even more unkindly than the people of Israel.

1 Kings 12:7

They said, “You should be like a servant to them today. If you serve them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always.”

2 Chronicles 10:7

They answered, “Be kind to these people. If you please them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always.”

Job 41:3

Will it keep begging you for mercy and speak to you with gentle words?

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up trouble, but love forgives all wrongs.

Proverbs 15:18

People with quick tempers cause trouble, but those who control their tempers stop a quarrel.

Proverbs 25:15

With patience you can convince a ruler, and a gentle word can get through to the hard-headed.

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy person causes trouble, but the one who trusts the Lord will succeed.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry person causes trouble; a person with a quick temper sins a lot.

Proverbs 29:8

People who make fun of wisdom cause trouble in a city, but wise people calm anger down.

Acts 19:41

After the city clerk said these things, he told the people to go home.