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Proverbs Chapter 15 Verse 1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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1st Kings Chapter 12 Verse 7They spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
2nd Chronicles Chapter 10 Verse 7They spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
Judges Chapter 8 Verse 1-3 [1] The men of Ephraim said to him, "Why have you treated us this way, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian?" They rebuked him sharply. [2] He said to them, "What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn't the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? [3] God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?" Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
Proverbs Chapter 25 Verse 15By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.
1st Samuel Chapter 25 Verse 10-13 [10] Nabal answered David's servants, and said, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days. [11] Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I don't know where they come from?" [12] So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words. [13] David said to his men, "Every man put on his sword!" Every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David; and two hundred stayed by the baggage.