Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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
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Bible References
If thou wilt
2 Chronicles 10:6
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?"
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.
Mark 10:43
But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Philippians 2:7
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
1 Kings 12:13
Then the king answered all the people harshly, [as] he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.
2 Samuel 15:3
Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case [is] good and right, but for you there is no hearing with the king."
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness can undo great offenses.
Zechariah 1:13
[With] gracious and comforting words Yahweh answered the angel who was talking with me.
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Job 32:7
I thought, 'Let days speak, and let many years teach wisdom.'