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Proverbs 15:1
1If you answer people in a kind way, it stops them being angry. But if you say cruel things, it makes people angry.
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
If you answer people in a kind way, it stops them being angry. But if you say cruel things, it makes people angry. 2When wise people speak, they show that knowledge is good. But when fools speak, they only say foolish things. 3The Lord sees what happens everywhere. He is watching what evil people do, and good people too.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:1 word by word
מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ יָשִׁ֣יב חֵמָ֑ה וּדְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:1
- Proverbs 15:18Angry people bring quarrels, but patient people bring peace.
- Proverbs 10:12When people hate others, it causes arguments. But love covers over all sins.
- Proverbs 28:25Greedy people cause a lot of trouble. But someone who trusts the Lord will enjoy many good things.
- Proverbs 29:22An angry person causes arguments. When he is angry, he causes many sins to happen.
- Judges 12:3When I realized that you would not come to help us, we attacked the Ammonites ourselves. I put my life in danger. But the Lord put the Ammonites under my power. So why have you come to attack me now?’
- 1 Samuel 25:10Nabal answered David's young men, ‘Who is this David? Do I know this son of Jesse? Many servants run away from their masters these days.
- 2 Samuel 19:43The men of Israel's tribes replied, ‘In Israel we are ten tribes, and Judah is only one tribe. So he is our king ten times more than he is your king! So why have you tried to insult us? We were the first people to say that we should bring the king back to Jerusalem.’ But the words that the men of Judah spoke were much stronger than the words of the men of Israel.
- 1 Kings 12:13King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to the people. He did not agree to say what the older men had told him to say.
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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