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Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

KJV

Responsio mollis frangit iram ; sermo durus suscitat furorem.

Vulgate

ὀργὴ ἀπόλλυσιν καὶ φρονίμους, ἀπόκρισις δὲ ὑποπίπτουσα ἀποστρέφει θυμόν, λόγος δὲ λυπηρὸς ἐγείρει ὀργάς.

LXX

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

ASV

מַֽעֲנֶה רַּ֭ךְ יָשִׁ֣יב חֵמָ֑ה וּ/דְבַר עֶ֝֗צֶב יַעֲלֶה אָֽף

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
י
y
noun · 124×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
מַעֲנֶ֑ה
m'nh
verb · 8×
עֶ֖צֶב
'tsb
noun · 7×
רַ֣ךְ
rk
adjective · 15×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 12:7 — And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
  • 1Kgs 12:13 — And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
  • 1Sam 25:10 — And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
  • 2Chr 10:7 — And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
  • Gen 13:8 — And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
  • Gen 32:4 — And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
  • Heb 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
  • Jas 3:6 — And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
  • Judg 8:1 — And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
  • Judg 8:3 — God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
  • Judg 12:3 — And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this
  • Prov 10:12 — Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
  • Prov 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Prov 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Prov 17:14 — The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
  • Prov 25:15 — By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
  • Prov 25:15 — By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
  • Prov 28:25 — He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
  • Prov 29:22 — An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.