Proverbs 25:15
By patience a ruler is persuaded. 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 spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
Proverbs 16:14
The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Genesis 32:4-21
He commanded them, saying, "This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: 'This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner 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 Greet our master; and he railed at them.
1 Samuel 25:24-44
She fell at his feet, and said, "On me, my lord, on me be the iniquity; and please let your handmaid speak in your ears. Hear the words of your handmaid.