Pro 15:1, 16:27, 26:20-21, Isa 30:27 | ESV | STEP | A soft answer turns away wrath , but a harsh word stirs up anger .

Proverbs 15:1

1 ^aA soft answer turns away wrath,
but ^ba harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 16:27

27 ^cA worthless man plots evil,
and his speech ^{▼▼Hebrew what is on his lips} is like ^ea scorching fire.

Proverbs 26:20-21

20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no ^fwhisperer, ^gquarreling ceases.
21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is ^ha quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Isaiah 30:27

27 Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar,
burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke; ^{▼▼Hebrew in weight of uplifted clouds}
his lips are full of fury,
and his tongue is like a devouring fire;