They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

A gentle answer turns away anger,
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

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.”

Naphtali is a doe set free
that bears beautiful fawns.

He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked, “What city are you from?” If he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

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And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

If thou be kind

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If thou be kind

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.”
A gentle answer turns away anger,
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

Speak good

Naphtali is a doe set free
that bears beautiful fawns.
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked, “What city are you from?” If he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

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