American Standard Version
Proverbs 15:1
1A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Proverbs 15:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- New International Version (NIV)A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
Context of Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. 2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly. 3The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:1 word by word
מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ יָשִׁ֣יב חֵמָ֑ה וּדְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:1
- Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
- Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
- Proverbs 28:25He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
- Judges 12:3And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
- 1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.
- 2 Samuel 19:43And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
- 1 Kings 12:13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A soft answer - Gentleness will often disarm the most furious, where positive derangement has not taken place; one angry word will always beget another, for the disposition of one spirit always begets its own likeness in another: thus kindness produces kindness, and rage produces rage. Universal experience confirms this proverb.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verse 1 A right cause will be better pleaded with meekness than with passion. Nothing stirs up anger like grievous words.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Controlling emotions and matching them to the situation helps others listen without reacting.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-33Pr 15:1-33. 1. soft--tender or gentle. turneth ... wrath--from any one. stir up--as a smouldering fire is excited.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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