15 A soft answer turneth away wrath;
But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

¹⁸ A wrathful man stirreth up contention;
But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

³² He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
Than a house full of ^[a]feasting with strife.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

^19 [a]He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

²⁷ He ^[a]that spareth his words hath knowledge;
And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

¹⁸ The lot causeth contentions to cease,
And parteth between the mighty.
¹⁹ A brother ^[a]offended is harder to be won than a strong city;
And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

¹¹ The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger;
And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
¹² The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion;
But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

¹⁹ A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty;
For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.