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Chapter 15

[a]A mild answer turns back wrath,(A)
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 15:1–7 These verses form a section beginning and ending with the topic of words.
  2. 15:1 Paradoxically, where words are concerned soft is powerful and hard is ineffective.

15 A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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15 A gentle answer quiets anger, but a harsh one stirs it up.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

15 A (A)gentle answer turns away wrath,
But a [a](B)harsh word stirs up anger.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:1 Lit painful

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

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