→ General scriptures concerning Pr 15:1; 25:15
→ In preaching 1Co 9:19-22; 2Co 12:6
→ Of Gideon Jud 8:1-3
→ Of Saul, in managing malcontents 1Sa 10:27; 11:7,12-15
→ Nabal' s wife 1Sa 25:18-37
→ In David' s popular methods
- In mourning for Abner 2Sa 3:28-37
- In organizing the temple music 1Ch 15:16-24
- In securing popular consent to bringing the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem 1Ch 13:1-4
→ Joab' s trick in obtaining David' s consent to the return of Absalom 2Sa 14:1-22
→ The wise woman of Abel 2Sa 20:16-22
→ Solomon, in arbitrating between the prostitutes 1Ki 3:24-28
→ Mordecai, in concealing Esther' s nationality Es 2:10
→ Esther, in placating the king Es 5:7
→ Paul
- In circumcising Timothy Ac 16:3
- In turning the preaching of his adversaries to advantage Php 1:10-22
- In stimulating benevolent giving 2Co 8:1-8; 9:1-5
- In putting the two religious factions of the Jews against each other when he was in trouble Ac 23:6-10
→ The town clerk of Ephesus Ac 19:35-41
→ The group decision at Jerusalem Ac 21:20-25