1 Kings 12:7

New King James Version

And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

Cross References

1 Kings 12:13

Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;

1 Kings 12:8

But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

Proverbs 15:1

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

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, Do not leave your post; For conciliation pacifies great offenses.

Zechariah 1:13

And the Lord answered the angel who talked to me, with good and comforting words.