Pro 15:1, Mat 5:9, 1Cor 6:6-7, Phili 2:14, Heb 12:14, Jam 3:17-18 | ESV | STEP | A soft answer turns away wrath , but a harsh word stirs up anger .

p ch. 2:4 (Gk.)

q Rom. 12:9

r Prov. 11:18; Isa. 32:17; Hos. 10:12; Amos 6:12; Phil. 1:11

s Matt. 5:9; Gal. 6:7, 8

Proverbs 15:1

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

Matthew 5:9

9 “Blessed are ^cthe peacemakers, for ^dthey shall be called ^esons ^{▼▼Greek huioi; see Preface} of God.

1 Corinthians 6:6-7

6 but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? 7 To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. ^gWhy not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?

Philippians 2:14

14 Do all things ^hwithout grumbling or ⁱdisputing,

Hebrews 12:14

14 ^jStrive for peace with everyone, and for the ^kholiness ^lwithout which no one will see the Lord.

James 3:17-18

17 But ^mthe wisdom from above is first pure, then ⁿpeaceable, gentle, open to reason, ^ofull of mercy and good fruits, ^pimpartial and ^qsincere. 18 And ^ra harvest of righteousness ^sis sown in peace by those who make peace.