Proverbs 15:1

Proverbs 15:1
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

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Proverbs 25:15
A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

2 Chronicles 10:7
And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.

Proverbs 15:2
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:4
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

Genesis 50:21
So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.

Job 4:4
He who was near to falling has been lifted up by your words, and you have given strength to bent knees.

Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast.

Proverbs 31:26
Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.

Isaiah 50:4
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:

Jeremiah 52:32
And he said kind words to him and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

1 Kings 12:7
And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a gentle answer, then they will be your servants for ever.

Proverbs 14:33
Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

Proverbs 25:11
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

Psalms 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

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Judges 8:1
And the men of Ephraim came and said to him, Why did you not send for us when you went to war against Midian? And they said sharp and angry words to him.

Judges 8:2
And he said to them, What have I done in comparison with you? Is not that which Ephraim took up after the grape-cutting better than all the grapes which Abiezer got in from the grape-cutting?

Judges 8:3
God has given into your hands the chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; what have I been able to do in comparison with you? And when he said this, their feeling about him became kinder.

Judges 12:1
Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.

Judges 12:2
And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.

Judges 12:3
So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?

Judges 12:4
Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.

1 Samuel 25:10
And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.

2 Samuel 19:43
And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.

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Proverbs 15:18
An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

Proverbs 14:17
He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

Proverbs 17:14
The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

Hebrews 12:14
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

Genesis 13:8
Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

Genesis 16:6
And Abram said, The woman is in your power; do with her whatever seems good to you. And Sarai was cruel to her, so that she went running away from her.

Proverbs 18:19
A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.

Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

Proverbs 25:8
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

Proverbs 26:21
Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

Matthew 5:9
Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.

James 1:19
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

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Matthew 5:5
Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.

Proverbs 17:27
He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

Proverbs 17:28
Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

Proverbs 21:23
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Proverbs 29:8
Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

Proverbs 30:33
The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.

Hebrews 12:15
Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

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Proverbs 29:20
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

Job 16:3
May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?

Malachi 3:13
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?

Colossians 2:4
I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.

1 Thessalonians 2:5
For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,

2 Peter 2:3
And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.

2 Peter 2:18
For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;

3 John 1:10
So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.

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Genesis 32:4
And he gave them orders to say these words to Esau: Your servant Jacob says, Till now I have been living with Laban:

Genesis 32:18
Then say to him, These are your servant Jacob's; they are an offering for my lord, for Esau; and he himself is coming after us.

1 Samuel 1:15
And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.

1 Samuel 26:17
And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.

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Joshua 22:21
Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh said in answer to the heads of the families of Israel,

Acts 11:4
But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,

Joshua 22:30
Then Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the meeting and the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, hearing what the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh said, were pleased.

Proverbs 18:13
To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

Proverbs 24:26
He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.

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2 Chronicles 10:13
And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,

2 Chronicles 10:14
But gave them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

2 Chronicles 10:15
So the king did not give ear to the people; for this came about by the purpose of God, so that the Lord might give effect to his word which he had said by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.

2 Chronicles 10:16
And when all Israel saw that the king would give no attention to them, the people in answer said to the king, What part have we in David? what is our heritage in the son of Jesse? every man to your tents, O Israel; now see to your house, David. So all Israel went to their tents.

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1 Samuel 17:29
And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word?

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Proverbs 15:23
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

Acts 19:41
And when he had said this, he sent the meeting away.

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