Proverbs 25:15
With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.
Proverbs 16:14
A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.
Genesis 32:4-21
instructing them, "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, "Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed at them.
1 Samuel 25:24-44
She fell at his feet and said, "On me alone, my lord, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant.