单词 | a soft answer turneth away wrath |
释义 | > as lemmasa soft answer turneth away wrath a. a soft answer turneth away wrath and variants. ΚΠ a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Prov. xv. 1 A soft [L. mollis] answere brekith ire. c1475 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Cambr.) (1935) i. l. 190 A softe worde swageth Ire. 1611 Bible (King James) Prov. xv. 1 A Soft answere turneth away wrath. 1693 C. Mather Wonders Invisible World 60 We would use to one another none but the Soft Answers, which Turn away Wrath. 1826 R. Southey Let. 19 July (1912) 414 A soft answer turneth away wrath. There is no shield against wrongs so effectual as an unresisting temper. 1979 J. Scott Clutch of Vipers vi. 89 ‘Yes, sir.’.. Soft answer, no wrath. < as lemmas |
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