1 Kings 12:7 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

They spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them and answer them with good words, they will be your servants forever.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Common English Bible

“If you will be a servant to this people by answering them and speaking good words today,” they replied, “then they will be your servants forever.”

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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to-day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always.

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1 Kings 12:13

The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

1 Kings 12:8

But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

Proverbs 15:1

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

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

Zechariah 1:13

The LORD answered the angel who talked with me with kind and comforting words.