Proverbs 25:15
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By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

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Proverbs 15:1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.

Proverbs 16:14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: and the wise man will pacify it.

Genesis 32:4 And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day:

1 Samuel 25:14,24 But one of the servants told, Abigail, the wife of Nabal, saying: Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness, to salute our master: and he rejected them. . . .

Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.

the bone

Context
More Proverbs of Solomon
14As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises. 15By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.16Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.…
Cross References
Genesis 32:4
And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day:

1 Samuel 25:24
And she fell at his feet, and said: Upon me let this iniquity be, my lord: let thy handmaid speak, I beseech thee, in thy ears, and hear the words of thy servant.

Proverbs 15:1
A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.

Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.

Lexicon
Through patience
בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ (bə·’ō·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 753: Length

a ruler
קָצִ֑ין (qā·ṣîn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7101: A magistrate, other leader

can be persuaded,
יְפֻתֶּ֣ה (yə·p̄ut·teh)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6601: To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude

and a gentle
רַ֝כָּ֗ה (rak·kāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7390: Tender, delicate, soft

tongue
וְלָשׁ֥וֹן (wə·lā·šō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3956: The tongue

can break
תִּשְׁבָּר־ (tiš·bār-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7665: To break, break in pieces

a bone.
גָּֽרֶם׃ (gā·rem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1634: A bone, self, very


Additional Translations
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.

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

In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.

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

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

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

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

By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
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