Proverbs 15:1

Authorized (King James) Version

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

Proverbs 17:27

Authorized (King James) Version

²⁷He that hath knowledge spareth his words:
and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

¹⁵By long forbearing is a prince persuaded,
and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.