DAY 112Fruit That Remains · Apr 22, 2026
A Gentle Answer
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
PROVERBS 15:1 · ESV
1.
SOFT IS NOT WEAK
A soft answer takes more strength than a shout. Gentleness is power under direction.
2.
WORDS SET THE TEMPERATURE
Every answer raises or lowers the temperature of the room. You get to be the thermostat, not the thermometer.
3.
PROVEN UNDER FIRE
It is easy to be kind to the kind. The soft answer is proven in the face of the harsh word.
4.
THE HOLY PAUSE
Between provocation and reply there is one second that changes everything. Breathe, pray, then speak.
5.
PEACE BEGINS AT HOME
Our harshest words often go to our closest people. Bring your softest answer home first.
6.
THE FIRST ANSWER
Act: decide now that your first answer today — at home or on your phone — will be gentle, whatever tone you receive.