Pro 15:1, 22:24-25, 25:8, 15 | 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.

24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
25 lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.

8 ^cdo not hastily bring into court,
for ^{▼▼Hebrew or else} what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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