Proverbs
Proverbs 15:1
1A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A gentle | רַּ֭ךְ | raḵ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7390 tender, delicate, soft |
| answer | מַֽעֲנֶה־ | ma·‘ă·neh- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4617 answer, response |
| turns away | יָשִׁ֣יב | yā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| wrath | חֵמָ֑ה | ḥê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| but a harsh | עֶ֝֗צֶב | ‘e·ṣeḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6089 pain, hurt, toil |
| word | וּדְבַר־ | ū·ḏə·ḇar- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| stirs up | יַעֲלֶה־ | ya·‘ă·leh- | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| anger | אָֽף׃ | ’āp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:12 · Proverbs 25:15 · Proverbs 15:18 · Proverbs 29:22 · Proverbs 28:25 · Judges 8:1–3 · 1 Samuel 25:10–13 · 1 Kings 12:13–16 · Judges 12:3–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.