Proverbs 15:1
A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
In Context
2The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.
Cross References
Judges 8:3The Lord hath delivered into your bands the princes of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: what could I have done like to what you have done? And when he had said this, their spirit was appeased, with which they swelled against him.
1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal answering the servants of David, said: Who is David? and what is the son of Isai? servants are multiplied now a days who flee from their masters.
2 Samuel 19:43And 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 12:13And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
2 Chronicles 10:7And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever.
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.