Proverbs 25:15
"By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone."
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- Proverbs 15:1
"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 10:4
"If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 16:14
"The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 32:4
"And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:"
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 25:24
"And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 25:14
"But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them."
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