He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give wa
“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift, sent to my lord Esau. And behold, Jacob is beh
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your moth
“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withho
Then Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” Da
So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your serv
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob a
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;
But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustaine
then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press y