Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 4617 [e] מַֽעֲנֶה־ ma-‘ă-neh- An answer N-msc 7390 [e] רַּ֭ךְ raḵ of tenderness Adj-ms 7725 [e] יָשִׁ֣יב yā-šîḇ turns away V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms 2534 [e] חֵמָ֑ה ḥê-māh rage N-fs 1697 [e] וּדְבַר־ ū-ḏə-ḇar- and a word Conj-w | N-msc 6089 [e] עֶ֝֗צֶב ‘e-ṣeḇ of pain N-ms 5927 [e] יַעֲלֶה־ ya-‘ă-leh- raises up V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms 639 [e] אָֽף׃ ’āp̄ anger N-ms

Berean Study Bible
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Young's Literal Translation
A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

New American Standard Bible
A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

King James Bible
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Proverbs 15:1 • Proverbs 15:1 NIV • Proverbs 15:1 NLT • Proverbs 15:1 ESV • Proverbs 15:1 NASB • Proverbs 15:1 KJV • Proverbs 15:1 Biblia Paralela • Proverbs 15:1 Chinese Bible • Proverbs 15:1 French Bible • Proverbs 15:1 German Bible

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