Proverbs 15:1

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

Proverbs 25:15

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Judges 8:1-3

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.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

1 Kings 12:13-16

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

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?

1 Samuel 25:10-13

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.

1 Samuel 25:21-33

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.

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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.

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 long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

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.

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.

Grievous pr 15

And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.

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.

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

General references

And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,