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proverbs_15:1

Proverbs 15:1

Hebrew
ESV
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
NIV
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
NLT
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.
LXX
ὀργὴ ἀπόλλυσιν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
φρονίμους ἀπόκρισις δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ὑποπίπτουσα ἀποστρέφει θυμόν λόγοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
λυπηρὸς ἐγείρει ὀργάς
KJV
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Proverbs 14:35 ← Proverbs 15:1 → Proverbs 15:2

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