Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away chemah (wrath); 1 but harsh devarim stir up anger. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
In Context
Cross References
Judges 8:3Elohim hath delivered into your hands the sarim of Midyan, Orev and Ze'ev; and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
1 Samuel 25:10And Naval answered the avadim of Dovid, and said, Who is Dovid? And who is Ben Yishai? There be many avadim nowadays who break away every ish from his adon.
2 Samuel 19:43And kol Ish Yehudah answered Ish Yisroel, Because HaMelech is near of kin to us; why then be ye angry for this matter? Have we eaten at all from HaMelech? Or hath he given us anything?
1 Kings 12:13And HaMelech answered HaAm roughly, and forsook the atzat HaZekenim (counsel of the Elders) that they gave him;
2 Chronicles 10:7And they spoke unto him, saying, If thou be kind to HaAm HaZeh, and please them, and speak devarim tovim to them, they will be thy avadim kol hayamim (all the days).
Proverbs 10:12Sin'ah (hatred) stirreth up medanim (dissensions), 1 but ahavah covereth all peysha'im. 1