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NASB	Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Proverbs 15:1 A soft and gentle and thoughtful answer turns away wrath, But harsh and painful and careless words stir up anger. [Prov 25:15]

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Bible Question: I have a very nosy neighbor who feels like it is her job to torture the entire street. She lives right next to me and I try to avoid her the best I can. Yesterday, my niece was cutting my grass and the woman came out yelling at her for stepping on her lawn. It is one thing to yell at me but DON'T yell at my poor niece (13 years old). I would like to find a passage from the bible that will address the situation. I want to copy the passage and tape it in my window facing her driveway. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!!

Bible Answer: Dear Wildcat - With a user name like that, are you describing yourself or your neighbor? :-) .... You ask whether anyone has suggestions about your relationship with you neighbor. Yes, I have. I'd scrap the idea of posting any message in your window intended for your neighbor. What you're likely going to do with that is antagonize her all the more. Do you attend church? If you do, invite your neighbor to go with you. Ask her over to your house for coffee and a neighborly chat. ...... Here are some Scriptures, not to post in your window for the benefit of your neighbor but to post in your heart for your benefit in getting along with this neighbor. Jesus said, "This is My commandment, that you love one another just as I have loved you" (John 15:12). ..... "You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 19:9). ..... Read and meditate on 1 Corinthians 13, the famous "love chapter" of the Bible. Please try this approach instead of avoidance of your neighbor and posting messages in your window intended for her. She lives next door. Talk with her in person. Don't use sign language! If you are a Christian, pray for this woman. And pray for yourself, that God will help you to love your neighbor and minister to her. --Hank