Proverbs 25:15
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Proverbs 15:1
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.
Proverbs 16:14
but a wise man appeases it.
Genesis 32:4-21
He commanded them, “You are to say to my lord Esau, ‘This is what your servant Jacob says. I have been staying with Laban and have been delayed until now.
1 Samuel 25:14
One of Nabal’s young men informed Abigail, Nabal’s wife: “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master,
1 Samuel 25:24-44
She fell at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.
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but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
but a wise man appeases it.
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.
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or speak softly to you?