Proverbs 15:1
"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."
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- Proverbs 10:12
"Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 25:15
"By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 15:18
"A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 29:22
"An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 28:25
"He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat."
Read in chapter → - Judges 8:1
"And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 25:10
"And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 12:13
"And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;"
Read in chapter → - Judges 12:3
"And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?"
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 25:21
"Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good."
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