Proverbs 15:1

New King James Version

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

Proverbs 15:1

Authorized (King James) Version

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

²⁸The heart of the righteous ^(A)studies how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.

²⁸The heart of the righteous studieth to answer:
but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

New King James Version (NKJV)

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

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