1 Kings 12:7

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Summary

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

If thou wilt

Speak good

General references

Job 32:7

Bible References

If thou wilt

Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had been {serving} before Solomon his father when he was alive, saying, "What word do you advise to answer this people?"

A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.

But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

but emptied himself [by] taking the form of a slave, [by] becoming in the likeness of people. And being found in appearance like a man,

Speak good

Then the king answered all the people harshly, [as] he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.

Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case [is] good and right, but for you there is no hearing with the king."

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness can undo great offenses.

[With] gracious and comforting words Yahweh answered the angel who was talking with me.

General references

I thought, 'Let days speak, and let many years teach wisdom.'