Proverbs 25:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition By long forbearance and calmness of spirit a judge or ruler is persuaded, and soft speech breaks down the most bonelike resistance. [Gen. 32:4; I Sam. 25:24; Prov. 15:1; 16:14.] American Standard Version (1901) By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone. Common English Bible A commander can be persuaded with patience, and a tender tongue can break a bone. Catholic Public Domain Version By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness. |
A king’s fury is a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.
Patience is better than power, and controlling one’s emotions, than capturing a city.
If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your post, for calmness puts great offences to rest.
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.
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.