Proverbs 15:1 (BSB)

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

From Proverbs 15. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 15:1

• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 15:1: Pro 15:1 1 A soft answer turneth away wrath, And a bitter word stirreth up anger. In the second line, the common word for anger (אף, from the breathing with the nostrils, Pro 14:17) is purposely placed, but in the first, that which denotes anger in the highest degree (חמה from יחם, cogn. חמם, Arab.