Proverbs 4:3; Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 25:15

Proverbs 4:3

3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

Proverbs 15:1

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

Proverbs 25:15

15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.