-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
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