1 Kings 12:7

Catholic Public Domain Version

They said to him, "If today you will obey and serve this people, and yield to their petition, and if you will speak lenient words to them, they will be your servants for all days."

Cross References

1 Kings 12:13

And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.

1 Kings 12:8

But he abandoned the counsel of the old men, which they had given to him. And he consulted the young men who had been raised with him, and who were assisting him.

Proverbs 15:1

A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of one who holds authority rises over you, do not leave your place, because attentiveness will cause the greatest sins to cease.

Zechariah 1:13

And the Lord answered the angel, who had been speaking with me, good words, consoling words.