Proverbs 15:1

New International Version

15 A gentle answer^(A) turns away wrath,^(B)
but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:1

King James Version

15 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

²All a person’s ways seem pure to them,^(A)
but motives are weighed^(B) by the Lord.^(C)

²All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

⁷The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare^(A) to their very lives.^(B)

⁷A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

New International Version (NIV)