Job 41:3
Will it make numerous pleas for mercy to you? Or will it speak gentle words to you?
Psalm 55:21
The {buttery words} of his mouth were smooth, but [there was] battle in his heart. His words were smoother than oil, but they [were] drawn swords.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.
Proverbs 18:23
The poor may speak entreaties, but the rich will answer roughly.
Proverbs 25:15
{With patience} a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
Isaiah 30:10
who say to those who do see, "You must not see!" and to the seers, "You must not see truth for us; speak smooth things to us, see illusions,