Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
In Context
2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
Cross References
Judges 8:3God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.
1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
2 Samuel 19:43“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.
1 Kings 12:13And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
2 Chronicles 10:7They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.