Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
In context
1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
3Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 15:1 · 口語訳聖書柔かい答は憤りをとどめ、激しい言葉は怒りをひきおこす。한국어 · 잠언 15:1 · 개역한글유순한 대답은 분노를 쉬게 하여도 과격한 말은 노를 격동하느니라Español · Proverbios 15:1 · Reina-Valera (1909)LA blanda respuesta quita la ira: mas la palabra áspera hace subir el furor.Português · Provérbios 15:1 · Bíblia Livre (2018)A resposta suave desvia o furor, mas a palavra pesada faz a ira aumentar.
