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

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

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

ERVEN
1. A gentle answer makes anger disappear, but a rough answer makes it grow.

NLT
1. A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.

NET
1. A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

NLV
1. A gentle answer turns away anger, but a sharp word causes anger.

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

YLT
1. A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

LITV
1. A soft answer turns back wrath, but a hurtful word stirs up anger.

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

NCV
1. A gentle answer will calm a person's anger, but an unkind answer will cause more anger.

MKJV
1. A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.

AKJV
1. A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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



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

AMP
1. A SOFT answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. [Prov. 25:15.]

KJVP
1. A soft H7390 answer H4617 turneth away H7725 VHY3MS wrath H2534 NFS : but grievous H6089 words H1697 W-CMS stir up H5927 VQY3MS anger H639 NMS .

YLT
1. A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

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

WEB
1. A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

NASB
1. A mild answer calms wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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

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

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

NKJV
1. A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

MKJV
1. A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.

AKJV
1. A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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

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

NIRV
1. A gentle answer turns anger away. But mean words stir up anger.

NLT
1. A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.

MSG
1. A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.

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

NET
1. A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

ERVEN
1. A gentle answer makes anger disappear, but a rough answer makes it grow.