2) (TWOT) place for task">4617 [e]   1 ma·‘ă·neh-   1 מַֽעֲנֶה־    1 A answer   1 N‑msc   1

1a) tender, delicate (of flesh) 1b) weak of heart, timid 1c) soft (of words) 1c1) gentle words (subst)">7390 [e] raḵ רַּ֭ךְ soft Adj‑ms

1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back">7725 [e] yā·šîḇ יָשִׁ֣יב turns away V‑Hifil‑Imperf‑3ms

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1a) heat 1a1) fever 1a2) venom, poison (fig.) 1b) burning anger, rage">2534 [e] ḥê·māh; חֵמָ֑ה wrath N‑fs

1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697 [e] ū·ḏə·ḇar- וּדְבַר־ but a word Conj‑w | N‑msc

1a) pain 1b) hurt, offense 1c) toil, hardship 2) vessel, creation, object 3) (TWOT) idol">6089 [e] ‘e·ṣeḇ, עֶ֝֗צֶב harsh N‑ms

1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself">5927 [e] ya·‘ă·leh- יַעֲלֶה־ stirs up V‑Hifil‑Imperf‑3ms

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2) anger">639 [e] ’āp̄. אָֽף׃ anger N‑ms

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

New American Standard Bible
A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

King James Bible
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. International Standard Version
A gentle response diverts anger, but a harsh statement incites fury.

American Standard Version
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Young's Literal Translation
A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.Proverbs 15:1 • Proverbs 15:1 NIV • Proverbs 15:1 NLT • Proverbs 15:1 ESV • Proverbs 15:1 NASB • Proverbs 15:1 KJV • Proverbs 15:1 Commentaries • Proverbs 15:1 Bible Apps • Proverbs 15:1 Biblia Paralela • Proverbs 15:1 Chinese Bible • Proverbs 15:1 French Bible • Proverbs 15:1 German Bible

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