A Gentle Answer

A gentle answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger. 
~  Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)

A Gentle Answer

A gentle answer deflects anger,
    but harsh words make tempers flare. 

~ Proverbs 15:1 (NLT)

A Gentle Answer

A gentle answer deflects anger,
    but harsh words make tempers flare.

~ Proverbs 15:1 (NLT)

Gentle Answer

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

A Gentle Answer

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. ~ Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)

A Soft Answer

1 A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
3 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:1-4 (ESV)

Rules for Christian Households

18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. ~ Colossians 3:18-21 (ESV)

Teach Me More, Lord

“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 (ESV)