Proverbs 15:1

Authorized (King James) Version

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

Proverbs 15:1

American Standard Version

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

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

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

Proverbs 17:27 Or, that hath knowledge spareth his words; And a man of understanding is of a cool spirit

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

¹⁵By long forbearing is a ^[a]ruler 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)