Luke 14:32
If he can't, he will send a delegation to ask for terms of peace while the other king is still far away.
1 Kings 20:31-34
"Look, now," his advisors suggested, "we've heard that the Israeli kings are merciful. So let's clothe ourselves with sackcloth, tie our hair back with ropes, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he'll spare your life."
2 Kings 10:4-5
But they were too terrified, and so they told one another, "Look! Two previous kings couldn't stand up to Jehu, so how can we?"
Job 40:9
Do you have strength like God? Can you create thunder with a sound like he can?"
Matthew 5:25
Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court, or your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.
Luke 12:58
For example, when you go with your opponent in front of a ruler, do your best to settle with him on the way there. Otherwise, you will be dragged in front of the judge, and the judge will hand you over to an officer, and the officer will throw you into prison.
Acts 12:20
Now Herod had been in a violent quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him as a group. After they had won over Blastus, who oversaw security for the king's sleeping quarters, they asked for a peace agreement because their country depended on the king's country for food.
James 4:6-10
But he gives all the more grace. And so he says, "God opposes the arrogant but gives grace to the humble."