Proverbs 25:15 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

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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.]

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American Standard Version (1901)

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

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Common English Bible

A commander can be persuaded with patience, and a tender tongue can break a bone.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

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