Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Soft

Proverbs 25:15
With patience may a prince be pacified, and with a soft tongue may rigorousness be broken.
Judges 8:1
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, "Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledest us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites?" And they chode with him a good.
1 Samuel 25:21
And David said, "In vain have I kept all that this fellow had in the wilderness: so that nought was missed that pertained unto him, for he hath quite me with evil for good.

Grievous pr 15

1 Samuel 10:12
And one of the same place answered, and said, "Who is their father?" And thereof sprang a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
1 Samuel 28:25
and brought them before Saul and before his servants. And when they had eaten, they stood up, and went away the same night.
Judges 12:3
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands and went upon the children of Ammon. And the LORD delivered them into my hands. Wherefore then are ye come upon me to fight with me?"
1 Samuel 25:10
And Nabal answered David's servants and said, "What is David? And what is the son of Jesse? There is plenty of servants nowadays, that break away every man from his master.
2 Samuel 19:43
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and have thereto more right to David than ye. Why then did ye despise us, that our advice had not been first had in restoring our king again?" And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
1 Kings 12:13
the king answered the people churlishly and left the advice that old men gave him:

General references

1 Samuel 17:29
And David answered, "What have I now done? Is there any more, save a word?"
Job 41:3
Will he make many fair words with thee, thinkest thou, or flatter thee?
Acts 11:4
Then Peter began and expounded the thing in order to them saying,