They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to this people and please them and (A)speak pleasant words to them, then they will be your servants always.”

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They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favorable answer,(A) they will always be your servants.”

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And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:1 Lit painful

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

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

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