Proverbs 25:15

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your post, for calmness puts great offences to rest.

Proverbs 16:14

A king’s fury is a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

1 Samuel 25:14

One of Nabal’s young men informed Abigail, Nabal’s wife, ‘Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master,  but he screamed at them.

Judges 14:9

He scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had scooped the honey from the lion’s carcass.

Job 41:3

Will he beg you for mercy or speak softly to you?

Proverbs 16:32

Patience is better than power, and controlling one’s emotions,  than capturing a city.