soft answer turneth away wrath

Prov. If you speak softly and meekly to someone who is angry with you, that person will calm down. (Biblical.) It won't do any good for you to yell at John because he yelled at you. Remember that a soft answer turneth away wrath.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Booth	[bu:θ]
Gyula	DYOO-law	Hungarian
Elke (2)	-	Hebrew
Ace (1)	AYS	English
Anat (2)	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Eusebius	yoo-SEE-bee-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)