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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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.

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

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

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

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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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.

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.

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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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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?

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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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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.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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