Proverbs 15:1 (DRB)

Passage

A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.

Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.

Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the good and the evil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mild", "answer", "breaketh", "wrath", "harsh", "word", "stirreth", and "fury". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mild" and "answer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge...", so "mild" and "answer" should be read forward into that movement. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mild" and "answer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.