Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Holman Bible
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
International Standard Version
A gentle response diverts anger, but a harsh statement incites fury.
A Conservative Version
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a grievous word stirs up anger.
American Standard Version
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Amplified
But harsh and painful and careless words stir up anger.
Darby Translation
A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Julia Smith Translation
A soft answer will turn away wrath, and a word of pain will bring up anger.
King James 2000
A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.
Modern King James verseion
A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A soft answer putteth down displeasure, but froward words provoke anger.
NET Bible
A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
New Heart English Bible
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
The Emphasized Bible
A soft answer, turneth away wrath, but a cutting word raiseth anger.
Webster
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
World English Bible
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Youngs Literal Translation
A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
Themes
Anger » Grievous words stir up
Evil » Words evil words of men » Irritating
Social duties » Fidelity in business » Kind words
Speech/communication » Soft words
Speech/communication » Grievous words
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:1
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Prayers for Proverbs 15:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
1 By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings. 2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:15
A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
Judges 8:1-3
And the men of Ephraim came and said to him, Why did you not send for us when you went to war against Midian? And they said sharp and angry words to him.
Proverbs 15:18
An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
1 Kings 12:13-16
And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.
Judges 12:3-6
So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?
1 Samuel 25:10-13
And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.
1 Samuel 25:21-33
Now David had said, What was the use of my taking care of this man's goods in the waste land, so that there was no loss of anything which was his? he has only given me back evil for good.
2 Samuel 19:43
And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.
Proverbs 10:12
Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
Proverbs 28:25
He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.