Proverbs 15:1
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
In Context
Cross References
Judges 8:3God has given into your hands the chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; what have I been able to do in comparison with you? And when he said this, their feeling about him became kinder.
1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.
2 Samuel 19:43And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.
1 Kings 12:13And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
2 Chronicles 10:7And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.
Proverbs 10:12Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.