Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
BSB
ASV
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
KJV
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Written to them
topics/angerA soft answer turneth away wrath
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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
leads to
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
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Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
leads to
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
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Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
leads to
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Proverbs 28:25A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
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Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
