1 Kings 12:7 - Easy To Read Version

⁷ The elders answered, “If you are like a servant to them today, then they will truly serve you. If you speak kindly to them, then they will work for you always.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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

⁷ 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)

⁷ 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

⁷ “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

⁷ 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

⁷ 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.

1 Kings 12:7 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 12:13

At that time, King Rehoboam spoke hard words to them. He did not listen to the advice from the elders.

1 Kings 12:8

But Rehoboam did not listen to this advice. He asked the young men that were his friends.

Proverbs 15:1

A peaceful answer causes anger to disappear. But a rough answer causes anger to grow.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Don’t quit your job just because the boss is angry at you. If you remain calm and helpful, you can correct even great mistakes. {\cf2\super [39]}

Zechariah 1:13

Then the Lord answered the angel that was talking with me. The Lord spoke good, comforting words.