World English Bible
"By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone."
— Proverbs 25:15, World English 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. ”
“Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a 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.”
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
As 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.
As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.
Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.