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Proverbs 25:15

World English Bible

By patience a ruler is persuaded.
A soft tongue breaks the bone.

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Proverbs 25:15 in other translations

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Proverbs 25:15 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:15 in context

  1. 13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,
    so is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
    for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
  2. 14As clouds and wind without rain,
    so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
  3. 15By patience a ruler is persuaded.
    A soft tongue breaks the bone.
  4. 16Have you found honey?
    Eat as much as is sufficient for you,
    lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
  5. 17Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,
    lest he be weary of you, and hate you.