1 Kings 20:32

20:32 So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

Ecclesiastes 10:4

10:4 If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position,

for a calm response can undo great offenses.