Proverbs 15:1-3 A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.… The celebrated Aboo Yusuph, who was chief judge of Bagdad, in the reign of the Caliph Hadee, was a very remarkable instance of that humility which distinguishes true wisdom. His sense of his own deficiencies often led him to entertain doubts, where men of less knowledge and more presumption were decided. "It is related of this judge, that on one occasion, after a very patient investigation of facts, he declared that his knowledge was not competent to decide upon the case before him. 'Pray, do you expect,' said a pert courtier, who heard this declaration, that the Caliph is to pay for your ignorance?' 'I do not,' was the mild reply: 'the Caliph pays me, and well, for what I do know; if he were to attempt to pay me for what I do not know, the treasures of his empire would not suffice.'" (Malcolm's "Persia.") Parallel Verses KJV: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.WEB: A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. |
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