it pleased them.

Joshua 22:33
The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they praised God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.

Genesis 28:8
And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,

Judges 8:3
God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hands. What was I able to do in comparison with you?" When he said this, their anger toward him subsided.

1 Samuel 25:32, 33
Then David said to Abigail, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day! . . .

1 Samuel 29:6
So Achish summoned David and told him, "As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you have no favor in the sight of the leaders.

2 Chronicles 30:4
The proposal pleased the king and all the assembly.

Esther 1:21
The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.

Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Acts 11:18
When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, "So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life."