And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit,
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not kno
But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will se
But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their mas
And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where
But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will
“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you wil
Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to
“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you
“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.