Proverbs 25:15

By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

Proverbs 15:1

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

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.

Proverbs 16:14

The fury of a king is like messengers of death,
But a wise man will appease it.

Genesis 32:4-21

He also commanded them saying, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: ‘Thus says your servant Jacob, “I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now;

1 Samuel 25:14

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, and he scorned them.

1 Samuel 25:24-44

She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your maidservant speak to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Proverbs 25:15

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Long

Ecclesiastes 10:4

General references

Judges 14:9

Job 41:3

Bible References

Long

A gentle answer turns away wrath,
But a

harsh word stirs up anger.

The fury of a king is like messengers of death,
But a wise man will appease it.

He also commanded them saying, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: ‘Thus says your servant Jacob, “I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now;

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to

greet our master, and he scorned them.

If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.

General references

So he scraped the honey into his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it; but he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey out of the body of the lion.

“Will he make many supplications to you,
Or will he speak to you soft words?