Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Sometimes all we need to assuage another's anger is to speak and act gently.
Abigail got wind of the news that her husband Nabal had angered David. So she arose to go and meet David , to appeal to him not to revenge. Abigail spoke gently and humbly to a very angry David, and this was David's reply:
1 Samuel 25: 32-34 David answered Abigail, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me. 33 May you be blessed for your wisdom. You have kept me from killing or punishing people today. 34 As surely as theLord, the God of Israel, lives, he has kept me from hurting you. If you hadn’t come quickly to meet me, not one of Nabal’s men would have lived until morning.”
To respond with gentleness and humility to anger and'wrath can soften the hardest heart.
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