Proverbs 15:1
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
שׁוּב
it turns away
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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עֶצֶב
hurt
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עֶצֶב
an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)
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מָרַץ
Grievous
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מָרַץ
properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to be pungent or vehement; to irritate
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רַךְ
Soft
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רַךְ
tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak
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חֵמָה
Wrath
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חֵמָה
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
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מַעֲנֶה
an answer
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מַעֲנֶה
a reply (favorable or contradictory)
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