¹⁶ And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

¹⁷ And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

¹⁰ And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

15 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

²⁵ How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

⁴ And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

¹¹ A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.