It’s Sunday. A time when we kick back and spend time
with family. Do things we don’t have time for all week
in our busy marketing actions.
Then again, Sunday is a must day for weekend warriors
who only have these hours to play catchup on realizing
their dreams. Taking a little action to turn that dream
into reality.
My day is family oriented. A good thing the kids are grown
up busy leading their own lives. Chris and I share common
interests from his intent on gardening to our mutual time
on our computers. We may use them slightly different but
our involvement does not exclude the other.
Sunday and Solomon Perspectives
I was researching a book when the author brought up this
biblical quote as part of leadership skills.
solomon Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
I ran a Google check and came up with the following. Let me
preface it with something I teach and preach when needed that all
of us should have an opinion. Be prepared to have it liked or to
have it dismissed as something we are always guilty of stating to the
misguided.
Never mind their attitude rather look at perspective and it might help
you decide your opinion really does count.
Here are a series of perspectives on Proverbs 15:1
New International Version
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
New Living Translation
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.
English Standard Version
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
New American Standard Bible
A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
King James Bible
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
International Standard Version
A gentle response diverts anger, but a harsh statement incites fury.
NET Bible
A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
New Heart English Bible
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A soft word turns away anger and a hard word arouses wrath.
GOD’S WORD® Translation
A gentle answer turns away rage, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
JPS Tanakh 1917
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
New American Standard 1977
A gentle answer turns away wrath,
But a harsh word stirs up anger.
Jubilee Bible 2000
A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.
King James 2000 Bible
A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
American King James Version
A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
American Standard Version
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Douay-Rheims Bible
A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
Darby Bible Translation
A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.
English Revised Version
A SOFT answer turneth away wrath: but a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Webster’s Bible Translation
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
World English Bible
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Young’s Literal Translation
A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
Are you somewhere up in this series of perspectives? Are you surprised
that one statement can cause so many different ways to say the same
thing?
A little further reading in Proverbs brings up this …
Proverbs 15:18 A wrathful man stirs up strife: but he that is slow to anger
appeases strife.
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strifes: but love covers all sins.
Proverbs 28:25 He that is of a proud heart stirs up strife: but he that
puts his …
Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds
in transgression.
And the best answer that suits many of our online wise sages is …
2The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, But the mouth
of fools spouts folly.…
Interesting Sunday. A time to reflect? Got an opinion?
To Our Success,
Fran Klasinski – Warriorlady
Mentoring you with common sense
Marketing with finesse
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P.S. This very topic came up in a Saturday Webinar.
How do you respond to a negative opinion and
how does that response affect your branding?
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