Quotes about Persuasion
His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.
- Judges 19:4
The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.
- Judges 19:7
When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
- Ruth 1:18
Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.
- 1 Samuel 28:23
And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
- 2 Samuel 16:16
So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”
- 2 Samuel 19:14
One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
- 2 Kings 4:8
Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
- 2 Kings 18:30
Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
- Job 13:6
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
- Job 23:4
I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.
- Job 32:12
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
- Psalm 58:5