NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon By long'orek (o'rek') length -- + forever, length, long. forbearing 'aph (af) the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire is a prince qatsiyn (kaw-tseen') a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader -- captain, guide, prince, ruler. persuaded pathah (paw-thaw') to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude and a soft rak (rak) tender; by implication, weak -- faint(-hearted), soft, tender (-hearted), one), weak. tongue lashown (law-shone') the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) breaketh shabar (shaw-bar') to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear the bone gerem (gheh'-rem) a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very -- bone, strong, top. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone. King James Bible By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. Holman Christian Standard Bible A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone. International Standard Version Through patience a ruler may be persuaded; a gentle word can break a bone. NET Bible Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In patience soothe a Ruler, and with a soft tongue break bones. GOD'S WORD® Translation With patience you can persuade a ruler, and a soft tongue can break bones. King James 2000 Bible By long patience is a prince persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks the bone. Links Proverbs 25:15Proverbs 25:15 NIV Proverbs 25:15 NLT Proverbs 25:15 ESV Proverbs 25:15 NASB Proverbs 25:15 KJV |
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