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