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Proverbs 15:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Chapter 15

1 [a]A mild answer turns back wrath,(A)
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.[b]
2 The tongue of the wise pours out knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools spews folly.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:1–7 These verses form a section beginning and ending with the topic of words.
  2. 15:1 Paradoxically, where words are concerned soft is powerful and hard is ineffective.
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