Will he make many supplications to you? will he speak soft words to you?
Can you put a hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
Will he make an agreement with you? will you take him for a servant for ever?
The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and those who dwell therein.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
A soft answer turns away wrath: but painful words stir up anger.
The poor uses appeals; but the rich answers roughly.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not prophesy right things to us, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the LORD of hosts.