Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

Genesis 41:33-40

"So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.

1 Samuel 7:3-6

Samuel said to all the people of Israel, "If you are really turning to the Lord with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines."

Proverbs 28:23

The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

Isaiah 42:2

He will not cry out or shout; he will not publicize himself in the streets.

Isaiah 42:4

He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees."

James 1:20

For human anger does not accomplish God's righteousness.

James 3:17-18

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.

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