2 Chronicles 10:7

They spoke to him, saying, “If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath,
But a harsh word stirs up anger.

1 Kings 12:7

Then they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

Genesis 49:21

Naphtali is a doe let loose,
He gives beautiful words.

2 Samuel 15:2-6

Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way to the gate; and when any man had a suit to come to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”

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Summary

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

If thou be kind

Bible References

If thou be kind

1 Kings 12:7
Then they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath,
But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Speak good

Genesis 49:21
Naphtali is a doe let loose,
He gives beautiful words.
2 Samuel 15:2
Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way to the gate; and when any man had a suit to come to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”