Proverbs 25:15

God's Word

With patience you can persuade a ruler, and a soft tongue can break bones.

Cross References

Job 41:3

Will it plead with you for mercy or speak tenderly to you?

Proverbs 15:1

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

Proverbs 16:14

A king’s anger announces death, but a wise man makes peace with him.

Proverbs 16:32

Better to get angry slowly than to be a hero. Better to be even-tempered than to capture a city.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If a ruler becomes angry with you, don’t resign your position. If you remain calm, you can make up for serious offenses.

Judges 14:9

He scraped ⌞the honey⌟ into his hands and ate it as he walked along. When he came to his father and mother, he gave them some of the honey to eat. He didn’t tell them he had scraped it out of the lion’s dead body.

1 Samuel 25:14

One of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, who yelled at them.