And the thing was good in the eyes of the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God and spoke no more of going against them in battle, to destroy the land where the sons of Reuben and Gad were living.

and Esau also saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the eyes of his father Isaac;

God has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And what was I able to do in comparison to you? Then their anger toward him subsided when he spoke those words.

And David said to Abigail: Blessed is Jehovah the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me!

And blessed is your discernment and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to blood and from delivering myself with my own hand.

Then Achish summoned David and said to him, Surely, as Jehovah lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my eyes. For to this day I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me. Nevertheless you are not pleasing in the eyes of the rulers.

And the matter was right in the eyes of the king and all the assembly.

And the words pleased the king and the rulers, and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.

When they heard these things they kept silent; and they glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.