Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 753 [e] בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ bə-’ō-reḵ By long Prep-b | N-msc 639 [e] אַ֭פַּיִם ’ap-pa-yim forbearance N-md 6601 [e] יְפֻתֶּ֣ה yə-p̄ut-teh is persuaded V-Pual-Imperf-3ms 7101 [e] קָצִ֑ין qā-ṣîn; a ruler N-ms 3956 [e] וְלָשׁ֥וֹן wə-lā-šō-wn and a tongue Conj-w | N-cs 7390 [e] רַ֝כָּ֗ה rak-kāh, gentle Adj-fs 7665 [e] תִּשְׁבָּר־ tiš-bār- breaks V-Qal-Imperf-3fs 1634 [e] גָּֽרֶם׃ gā-rem. a bone N-ms

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.

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Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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

Genesis 32:4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall you speak to my lord Esau; …

1 Samuel 25:14,24 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, …

Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; …

the bone
rather a bone that is soft and conciliating language will often accomplish the most difficult things

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