1 Kings 12:7
They replied, “Today if you will be a servant to these people and serve them, and if you respond to them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
Proverbs 15:1
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
2 Samuel 15:3-6
Absalom said to him, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king does not have anyone to listen to you.”
1 Kings 12:13
Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him
2 Chronicles 10:6-7
Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon when he was alive, asking, “How do you advise me to respond to these people?”
Ecclesiastes 10:4
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.
Zechariah 1:13
The Lord replied with kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
Mark 10:43-44
Philippians 2:7-11
by assuming the form of a slave,
taking on the likeness of men.
And when He had come as a man
in His external form,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If thou wilt
General references
Bible References
If thou wilt
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
by assuming the form of a slave,
taking on the likeness of men.
And when He had come as a man
in His external form,
Speak good
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.
General references
and maturity should teach wisdom.