箴言 15:1

1 回 答 柔 和 ， 使 怒 消 退 ； 言 語 暴 戾 ， 觸 動 怒 氣 。

箴言 15:1 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 15:1

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, ( Judges 8:1-3 ) ( 1 Samuel 25:25-32 ) ; 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, ( Judges 12:1-4 ) ( 1 Samuel 25:10 1 Samuel 25:11 1 Samuel 25:21 1 Samuel 25:22 ) ( 1 Kings 12:13 1 Kings 12:14 ) . Or a "word" causing, or rather expressing, "grief" ^F18; upbraiding others with being the cause of grief to them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (bue rbd) "verbum vel sermo doloris", Montanus, Vatablus, Michaelis; vid. Gussetius, p. 177.

箴言 15:1 In-Context

1 回 答 柔 和 ， 使 怒 消 退 ； 言 語 暴 戾 ， 觸 動 怒 氣 。

2 智 慧 人 的 舌 善 發 知 識 ； 愚 昧 人 的 口 吐 出 愚 昧 。

3 耶 和 華 的 眼 目 無 處 不 在 ； 惡 人 善 人 ， 他 都 鑒 察 。

4 溫 良 的 舌 是 生 命 樹 ； 乖 謬 的 嘴 使 人 心 碎 。

5 愚 妄 人 藐 視 父 親 的 管 教 ； 領 受 責 備 的 ， 得 著 見 識 。