And they spoke to him, saying, (A)“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.”

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A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath

15 A (A)soft answer turns away wrath,
But (B)a harsh word stirs up anger.

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(A)but [a]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form (B)of a bondservant, and (C)coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and (D)became (E)obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. (F)Therefore God also (G)has highly exalted Him and (H)given Him the name which is above every name, 10 (I)that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and (J)that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 2:7 emptied Himself of His privileges

43 (A)Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. 44 And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.

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

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If the spirit of the ruler rises against you,
(A)Do not leave your post;
For (B)conciliation[a] pacifies great offenses.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:4 Lit. healing, health

Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, saying, “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

And they spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

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

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:13 harshly

Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your [a]case is good and right; but there is no [b]deputy of the king to hear you.” Moreover Absalom would say, (A)“Oh, that I were made judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause would come to me; then I would give him justice.” And so it was, whenever anyone came near to bow down to him, that he would put out his hand and take him and (B)kiss him. In this manner Absalom acted toward all Israel who came to the king for judgment. (C)So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:3 Lit. words
  2. 2 Samuel 15:3 Lit. listener

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