Proverbs 15:1

A soft and gentle and thoughtful answer turns away wrath,
But harsh and painful and careless words stir up anger.

Proverbs 25:15

By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance].

Judges 8:1-3

And the men of [the tribe of] Ephraim said to Gideon, “What is this thing that you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight with Midian?” And they quarreled with him vehemently.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger and patient calms disputes.

1 Kings 12:13-16

The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered and undisciplined man commits many transgressions.

So when I saw that you were not coming to help me, I took my life in my hands and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord handed them over to me. So why have you come up to me this day to fight against me?”

1 Samuel 25:10-13

But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today, each of whom is breaking away from his master.

1 Samuel 25:21-33

Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have protected and guarded all that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missing of all that belonged to him; and he has repaid me evil for good.

2 Samuel 19:43

Then the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten [tribes’] shares in the king, and we have more claim on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt and ignore us [by rushing ahead]? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers and overwhelms all transgressions [forgiving and overlooking another’s faults].

Proverbs 28:25

An arrogant and greedy man stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the Lord will be blessed and prosper.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Proverbs 15:1

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

Soft

Proverbs 25:15

Judges 8:1

1 Samuel 25:21

Grievous pr 15

General references

1 Samuel 17:29

Job 41:3

Acts 11:4

Bible References

Soft

By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance].

And the men of [the tribe of] Ephraim said to Gideon, “What is this thing that you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight with Midian?” And they quarreled with him vehemently.

Grievous pr 15

And a man from there answered, “But who is the father of the others?” So it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

She brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they got up and went away that night.

But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today, each of whom is breaking away from his master.

The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,

General references

But David said, “What have I done now? Was it not just a [harmless] question?”

“Will he make many supplications to you [begging to be spared]?
Or will he speak soft words to you [to coax you to treat him kindly]?

But Peter began [at the beginning] and explained [the events] to them step by step, saying,