Proverbs 15:1

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

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

Bible in Basic English ☆

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Anger slays even wise men; yet a submissive answer turns away wrath: but a grievous word stirs up anger.

Darby Translation ☆

A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

A soft answere putteth away wrath: but grieuous wordes stirre vp anger.

Noyes Bible ☆

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But harsh words stir up anger.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

A soft answer turneth away fury; but a mortifying word stirreth up anger.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

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

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

Anger slays even wise men; yet a submissive answer turns away wrath: but a grievous word stirs up anger.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Anger slays even wise men; yet a submissive answer turns away wrath: but a grievous word stirs up anger.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

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

Webster Bible ☆

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

Revised Version ☆

A SOFT answer turneth away wrath: but a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Anger slays even wise men; Yet a submissive answer turns away wrath: But a grievous word stirs up anger.

World English Bible ☆

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

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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

World English Bible Classic ☆

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

World English Bible Updated ☆

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

World Messianic Bible ☆

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

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

A soft answer turneth away chemah (wrath); but harsh devarim stir up anger.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

اَلْجَوَابُ ٱللَّيِّنُ يَصْرِفُ ٱلْغَضَبَ، وَٱلْكَلَامُ ٱلْمُوجِعُ يُهَيِّجُ ٱلسَّخَطَ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ဖြည်းညှင်းသော စကားသည် စိတ်ကိုဖြေတတ် ၏။ ကြမ်းတမ်းသောစကားမူကား၊ အမျက်ကို နှိုးဆော် တတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ဖြည်းညှင်း သော စကား သည် စိတ် ကိုဖြေ တတ် ၏။ ကြမ်းတမ်း သောစကား မူကား ၊ အမျက် ကို နှိုးဆော် တတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Loknaem mah palungphuihaih to dipsak; toe lokham mah loe palungphuihaih to tacawtsak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Mongkawt la hlatnah loh kosi khaw a hlam tih, patangnah ol loh thintoek khaw a soeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Mongkawt la hlatnah loh kosi khaw a hlam tih, patangnah ol loh thintoek khaw a soeh.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

回答柔和，使怒消退； 言语暴戾，触动怒气。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

回答柔和，使怒消退； 言語暴戾，觸動怒氣。

World Chinese Bible ☆

柔和的回答使怒气消退， 暴戾的话语激起愤怒。

Croatian Bible ☆

Blag odgovor ublažava jarost, a riječ osorna uvećava srdžbu.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Odpověd měkká odvracuje hněv, ale řeč zpurná vzbuzuje prchlivost.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Mildt svar stiller vrede, sårende ord vækker nag.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Een zacht antwoord keert de grimmigheid af; maar een smartend woord doet den toorn oprijzen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Een vriendelijk antwoord ontwapent de toorn, Een krenkend gezegde jaagt de woede op.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Milda respondo kvietigas koleron; Sed malmola vorto ekscitas koleron.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Une réponse douce détourne la fureur, mais la parole blessante excite la colère.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Une réponse douce apaise la fureur; mais la parole dure excite la colère.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Une réponse douce calme la fureur, Mais une parole dure excite la colère.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Une réponse douce calme la fureur, mais une parole dure excite la colère.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Eine gelinde Antwort wendet den Grimm ab, aber ein kränkendes Wort erregt den Zorn.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Eine linde Antwort stillt den Zorn; aber ein hartes Wort richtet Grimm an.

German Textbibel ☆

Eine gelinde Antwort stillt den Grimm, aber ein verletzendes Wort erregt den Zorn.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Eine sanfte Antwort dämpft den Grimm; ein verletzendes Wort aber reizt zum Zorn.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ΟΡΓΗ ἀπόλλυσι καὶ φρονίμους, ἀπόκρισις δὲ ὑποπίπτουσα ἀποστρέφει θυμόν, λόγος δὲ λυπηρὸς ἐγείρει ὀργάς.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ὀργὴ ἀπόλλυσι καὶ φρονίμους, ἀπόκρισις δὲ ὑποπίπτουσα ἀποστρέφει θυμὸν, λόγος δὲ λυπηρὸς ἐγείρει ὀργάς.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Yon bon repons dous ap kalme yon moun ki ankòlè. Men, si ou reponn li rèd, w'ap fè l' pi eksite.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

O KA olelo akahai, oia ke pale ae i ka huhu; O ka olelo huhu hoi, oia ke hoala ae i ka inaina.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ יָשִׁ֣יב חֵמָ֑ה וּדְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

מענה רך ישיב חמה ודבר עצב יעלה אף׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

La risposta dolce acqueta il cruccio ; Ma la parola molesta fa montar l'ira .

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

La risposta dolce calma il furore, ma la parola dura eccita l’ira.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

穏やかな答えは憤りを退けるが、 厳しい言葉は怒りをかき立てる。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

유순한 대답은 분노를 쉬게 하여도 과격한 말은 노를 격동하느니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Sie top fisrasr akmisyela kasrkusrak, a sie kas toasr ac purakak kasrkusrak.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

[Responsio mollis frangit iram; sermo durus suscitat furorem.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

جواب نرم خشم را برمی گرداند، اماسخن تلخ غیظ را به هیجان می‌آورد.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

A resposta branda desvia o furor, mas a palavra dura suscita a ira.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

A resposta suave desvia o furor, mas a palavra pesada faz a ira aumentar.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Un răspuns blând înlătură furia, dar cuvintele apăsătoare întărâtă mânia.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ун рэспунс блынд потолеште мыния, дар о ворбэ аспрэ ацыцэ мыния.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Гнев губит и разумных. Кроткий ответ отвращает гнев, а оскорбительное слово возбуждает ярость.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Odgovor blag utišava gnev, a reč preka podiže srdnju.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Одговор благ утишава гнев, а реч прека подиже срдњу.

Mashi Bible ☆

Okushuza kwinjà kunarhûze oburhè, ci okushuza kubî kunazûse embaka.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

LA blanda respuesta quita la ira: mas la palabra áspera hace subir el furor.

Spanish BLL ☆

La respuesta amable calma el enojo, pero la palabra hiriente aumenta la furia.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

La blanda respuesta quita la ira, mas la palabra áspera hace subir el furor.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Con una respuesta suave, la ira es rechazada, pero una palabra amarga es causa de sentimientos de enojo.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

La amable respuesta aplaca la ira, Pero la palabra hiriente aumenta el furor.

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Revised West Version ☆

‌ʻOku tekeʻi atu ʻae houhau ʻe he tali fakavaivai: ka ʻoku fakatupu ʻae ʻita ʻi he lea fakamamahi.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Відказ лагідний гнїв палкий гасить, а зневажливе слово розбуджує лютість.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Відказ лагідний гнїв палкий гасить, а зневажливе слово розбуджує лютість.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Lời đáp êm nhẹ làm nguôi cơn giận; Còn lời xẳng xớm trêu thạnh nộ thêm.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ יָשִׁ֣יב חֵמָ֑ה וּדְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃