1 Samuel 25:24

Now afterward David arose and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.

“Please forgive the transgression of your maidservant; for Yahweh will certainly make for my lord an enduring house because my lord is fighting the battles of Yahweh, and evil will not be found in you all your days.

And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “O my lord, the king, the iniquity is on me and my father’s house, but the king and his throne are guiltless.”

When one is slow to anger, a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because calmness causes great offenses to be abandoned.