Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Cross References (11)

  • Proverbs 25:15 (47)

    Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

  • Proverbs 10:12 (47)

    Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

  • Proverbs 15:18 (42)

    A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

  • Proverbs 29:22 (34)

    An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

  • Proverbs 28:25 (21)

    A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  • Judges 8:1–3 (8)

    Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to figh

  • 1 Samuel 25:10–13 (7)

    But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their mas

  • 1 Kings 12:13–16 (7)

    And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

  • Judges 12:3–6 (3)

    When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them i

  • 1 Samuel 25:21–33 (2)

    Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs

  • 2 Samuel 19:43 (-1)

    “We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you