Verse 15
Proverbs 25:15
Literal Standard Version
15
A ruler is persuaded by long-suffering, || And a soft tongue breaks a bone.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בְּ/אֹ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם יְפֻתֶּ֣ה קָצִ֑ין וְ/לָשׁ֥וֹן רַ֝כָּ֗ה תִּשְׁבָּר גָּֽרֶם
English Translation
With a long nose, a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks a bone.
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Chapter 25 Context
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These are also proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:
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The glory of God (Elohim) is to hide a thing, || And the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
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The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, || And the heart of kings—are unsearchable.
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Take away dross from silver, || And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,
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Take away the wicked before a king, || And his throne is established in righteousness.
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Do not honor yourself before a king, || And do not stand in the place of the great.
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For better that he has said to you, “Come up here,” || Than that he humbles you before a noble, || W...
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Do not go forth to strive, hurry, turn, || What do you do in its latter end, || When your neighbor c...
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Plead your cause with your neighbor, || And do not reveal the secret counsel of another,
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Lest the hearer put you to shame, || And your evil report not turn back.
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Apples of gold in imagery of silver, || Is the word spoken at its fit times.
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A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, || Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
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As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, || So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, || And...
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Clouds and wind without rain, || Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.
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A ruler is persuaded by long-suffering, || And a soft tongue breaks a bone.
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You have found honey—eat your sufficiency, || Lest you are satiated with it, and have vomited it.
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Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house, || Lest he is satiated with you, and has hated you.
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A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, || Is the man testifying a false testimony against his neigh...
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A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, || Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
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Whoever is taking away a garment in a cold day, || Is as vinegar on natron, || And a singer of songs...
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If he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, || And if he thirsts, cause him to drink wa...
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For you are putting coals on his head, || And YHWH gives repayment to you.
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A north wind brings forth rain, || And a secret tongue—indignant faces.
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Better to sit on a corner of a roof, || Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
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As cold waters for a weary soul, || So is a good report from a far country.
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A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, || Is the righteous falling before the wicked.
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The eating of much honey is not good, || Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor.
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A city broken down without walls, || Is a man without restraint over his spirit!
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