A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
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Proverbs 15:1-3
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15:1 Moderating emotions and suiting them to the context helps others listen to what we say without reacting.
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Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
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. And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer? God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
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