Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.
New American Standard Bible
But a
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.
Bible in Basic English
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
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.
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 A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}. 2 The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:15
{With patience} a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
Judges 8:1-3
The men of Ephraim said to him, "What [is] this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites?" And they quarreled with him severely.
Proverbs 15:18
A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife, but he who is slow [to] {anger}, he will calm contention.
1 Kings 12:13-16
Then the king answered all the people harshly, [as] he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.
Proverbs 29:22
A man of anger will stir strife, and the owner of anger, much transgression.
Judges 12:3-6
I saw that you would not deliver [us]; {I risked my own life}, and I crossed [over] to the {Ammonites}, and Yahweh gave them into my hand. Why have you come up to me this day to fight against me?"
1 Samuel 25:10-13
But Nabal answered David's servants and said, "Who [is] David? And who [is] the son of Jesse? Today, [there] are many servants breaking away from the presence of their masters.
1 Samuel 25:21-33
Now David had said, "Surely {in vain} I guarded all that this fellow had in the desert. And nothing was missed of all that [was] his, but he returned evil against me in place of good!
2 Samuel 19:43
Then the people of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, "I have {ten times as much} in the king, moreover in David I have more than you. Why did you treat me with contempt {by not giving me first chance} to bring back my king?" But the words of the men of Judah [were] fiercer than the word of the men of Israel.
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.
Proverbs 28:25
The {greedy person} will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.