Teks -- Proverbs 15:1 (NET)

15:1 A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

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JFB: Pro 15:1

(Pro. 15:1-33)

JFB: Pro 15:1 - soft

Tender or gentle.

JFB: Pro 15:1 - turneth . . . wrath

From any one.

JFB: Pro 15:1 - stir up

As a smouldering fire is excited.

Clarke: Pro 15:1 - A soft answer

A soft answer - Gentleness will often disarm the most furious, where positive derangement has not taken place; one angry word will always beget another, for the disposition of one spirit always begets its own likeness in another: thus kindness produces kindness, and rage produces rage. Universal experience confirms this proverb.

TSK: Pro 15:1 - soft // grievous

soft : Pro 25:15; Jdg 8:1-3; 1Sa 25:21-33

grievous : Pro 15:18, Pro 10:12, Pro 28:25, Pro 29:22; Jdg 12:3-6; 1Sa 25:10, 1Sa 25:11, 1Sa 25:21, 1Sa 25:22; 2Sa 19:43; 1Ki 12:13-16

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Poole: Pro 15:1 - A soft // Grievous words

A soft mild or gentle, answer, which may imply a foregoing charge or accusation, although the word is and may be rendered speech or discourse , turneth away wrath from the speaker.

Grievous words fierce and vexatious replies or speeches, stir up anger; kindle it, and cause it to flame forth.

Haydock: Pro 15:1 - Fury

Fury. This was seen in Nabal and Roboam, while Gideon and Abigail shewed the good effects of a mild answer, Judges viii. 1., and 1 Kings x. 25., and 3 Kings xii. 11.

Gill: Pro 15:1 - A soft answer turneth away wrath // but grievous words stir up anger

A soft answer turneth away wrath,.... Mild words, gentle expressions, delivered with kindness and tenderness, humility and submission; these will work upon a man's passions, weaken his resentments, and break and scatter the storm of wrath raised in his breast, just breaking forth in a very boisterous and blustering manner; so high winds are sometimes laid by soft showers. Thus the Ephraimites were pacified by Gideon's mild answer; and David by Abigail's very submissive and respectful address, Jdg 8:1;

but grievous words stir up anger; such as are rough and menacing, scornful and sneering, reproachful and reviling, proud, haughty, and overbearing; like those of Jephthah to the Ephraimites; and of the Ephraimites to the Gileadites; and of Nabal to David's servants, concerning him; and of Rehoboam, who answered the people roughly: in all which instances anger was stirred up, and either were or like to have been attended with bad consequences, Jdg 12:1. Or a "word" causing, or rather expressing, "grief" ^r; upbraiding others with being the cause of grief to them.