Genesis 32:20
You are to tell him, "Look! Your servant Jacob is coming along behind us.'"
Job 42:8-9
So take seven bulls and seven rams and bring them to my servant Job. And bring a whole burnt offering for yourselves and my servant Job will pray for you. I'll encourage him by not responding as your disgraceful folly deserves, since you didn't speak about me correctly as did my servant Job."
Proverbs 21:14
Privately given gifts pacify wrath, and payments made secretly appease great anger.
Genesis 43:11
"If that's the way it has to be," their father Israel replied, "then do this: take some of the best produce of the land in your containers and take them to the man as a gift some resin ointment, some honey, fragrant resins, myrrh, pistachios, and almonds.
1 Samuel 6:5
"Five gold tumors and five gold mice," they answered, "according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, since the same plague was on all of you and on your lords. Make images of your tumors and images of the mice that are destroying your land, and you are to give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will remove his pressure from you, your gods, and your land.
1 Samuel 25:17-35
Now, be aware of this and consider what you should do. Calamity is being planned against our master and against his entire household. He's such a worthless person that no one can talk to him."
1 Kings 20:31
"Look, now," his advisors suggested, "we've heard that the Israeli kings are merciful. So let's clothe ourselves with sackcloth, tie our hair back with ropes, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he'll spare your life."
Proverbs 6:35
He will not consider any payment, nor will he be willing to accept it, no matter how large the bribe.
Proverbs 15:18
The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.
Proverbs 16:14
The king's wrath results in a death sentence, but whoever is wise will appease him.
Jonah 3:9
Who knows but that God may relent, have compassion, and turn from his fierce anger, so that we are not exterminated?"
2 Timothy 2:25
and gentle when refuting opponents. After all, maybe God will allow them to repent and to come to a full knowledge of the truth,