I did not know my husband’s grandmother but from him I know of her, and one of the things he has told me is that she’d often say,
“It’s the answer that brings the row”.
It takes much determination to live by such wisdom since our natural inclination is to respond to anger with anger. King Solomon, in his wisdom said it this way,
“A gentle answer quiets anger, but a harsh one stirs it up.” (Proverbs 15:1 GNT)
We should always seek to bring calm to a heated situation, to diffuse anger rather than intensify it. We have the power in our mouths to change the atmosphere by using soft, gentle words that bring peace. We must always choose to be the peacemaker – that is wisdom.
A wise man will pacify anger (Proverbs 16:14) Shelley Johnson 09-Jun-2016
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