'Prefer' in the Bible

Which do you prefer? Should I come to you with a stick, or with love and a gentle spirit?

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from this body and to live with the Lord.

Now if I continue living, fruitful labor is the result, so I do not know which I would prefer.

I prefer to make my appeal on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an old man and now a prisoner of the Messiah Jesus,

Although I have a great deal to write to you, I would prefer not to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.