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Summary
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
Speak good
Bible References
If thou be kind
1 Kings 12:7
And they spake unto him, saying - If, to-day, thou wilt be servant unto this people, and wilt serve them, - and answer them kindly, and speak unto them good words, then will they be, thy, servants, always.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer, turneth away wrath, but a cutting word raiseth anger.
Speak good
Genesis 49:21
Naphtali, is a slender hind, - That putteth forth antlers of beauty. A fruitful bough, is Joseph,
2 Samuel 15:2
And Absolom used to rise up early, and take his stand beside the way of the gate, - and so it was - when any man who had a controversy would come unto the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said: Of what city, art, thou? And he said, Of one of the tribes of Israel, is thy servant. And Absolom said unto him,