Proverbs 25:15
By long-suffering a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a grievous word stirs up anger.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, leave not thy place, for deference allays great offences.
Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Genesis 32:4-21
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say to my lord Esau, Thus says thy 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 out of the wilderness to salute our master, and he railed at them.
1 Samuel 25:24-44
And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity, and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid.