Proverbs 15:1

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

Proverbs 16:32

32 cWhoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 25:11

11 dA word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.

Proverbs 25:15

15 With epatience a ruler may be persuaded,
and a soft tongue will break a bone.
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