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A gentle answer

"A tender answer" AT: "a friendly answer"

a harsh word stirs up anger

AT: "an offensive word causes anger" or "a painful word makes a person angry"

The tongue of the wise compliments

"The tongue of wise people compliments" AT: "Wise people compliment" or "When wise people speak they compliment" (rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

compliments knowledge

"treats knowledge well" or "does good to knowledge"

knowledge

This refers to both information and to the process of learning and teaching. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)

the mouth of fools

AT: "fools" or "foolish people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)