Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.
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.
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {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
Topics
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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 turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:15
In being slow to anger a ruler is won over, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Judges 8:1-3
And the men of Ephraim said to him, What is this thing you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they rebuked him sharply.
Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirs up fighting, but one slow to anger calms fighting.
1 Kings 12:13-16
And the king answered the people roughly, and left the old men's advice which they advised him,
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up fighting, and a furious man abounds in sin.
Judges 12:3-6
When I saw that you did not deliver me, I took my life in my hand and passed over against the sons of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand, and why have you come up against me, to fight against me today?
1 Samuel 25:10-13
And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? The servants who have broken away, each man from his master, have multiplied.
1 Samuel 25:21-33
And David had said, Surely in vain I have kept all that belongs to this fellow in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that was his. And he has requited me evil for good.
2 Samuel 19:43
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we also have more right in David than you. Why then did you despise us, so that our advice should not be sought first in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were more fierce than the words of the men of Israel.
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all sins.
Proverbs 28:25
He who is of a proud heart stirs up fighting; but he who puts his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.