NET Bible
"Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone."
— Proverbs 25:15, NET Bible
“By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.”
“By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone. ”
“By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.”
“By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.”
“A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.”
“By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.”
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the heart of his masters.
Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.
You have found honey–eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.
Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.
Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.