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1 Kings 12:7

New International Version

They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.”

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The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,

But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

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

If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

So the Lord spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.