Proverbs 25:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. | Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone. | By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| by length of | בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ | be-'O-rekh | H0753 | lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) 1) length 1a) physical length 1b) of time 2) forbearance, self-restraint (of patience) |
| angers | אַ֭פַּיִם | 'A-pa-yim | H0639G | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
| he will be persuaded | יְפֻתֶּ֣ה | ye-fu-TEH | H6601B | to enticeפָּתָה (pa.tah) 1) to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be open-minded, be simple, be naive 1a2) to be enticed, be deceived 1b) (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible 1c) (Piel) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to persuade, seduce 1c2) to deceive 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be persuaded 1d2) to be deceived |
| a ruler | קָצִ֑ין | ka-TZIN | H7101 | chiefקָצִין (qa.tsin) 1) chief, ruler, commander 1a) chief, commander (in war) 1b) dictator 1c) ruler (of one in authority) |
| and a tongue | וְלָשׁ֥וֹן | ve-la-SHON | H3956G | tongueלָשׁוֹן (la.shon) : tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped) |
| soft | רַ֝כָּ֗ה | ra-KAH | H7390 | tenderרַךְ (rakh) 1) tender, soft, delicate, weak 1a) tender, delicate (of flesh) 1b) weak of heart, timid 1c) soft (of words) 1c1) gentle words (subst) |
| it will break | תִּשְׁבָּר־ | tish-bor- | H7665 | to breakשָׁבַר (sha.var) 1) to break, break in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench 1a2) to break, rupture (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked 1b2) to be broken, be crushed (fig) 1c) (Piel) to shatter, break 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth 1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be shattered Aramaic equivalent: te.var (תְּבַר "to break" H8406) |
| bone | גָּֽרֶם׃ | GA-rem | H1634 | boneגֶּ֫רֶם (ge.rem) 1) bone, strength, bare?, self? 1a) bone 1b) strength, strong-boned 1c) self?, bare? (of stairs) Aramaic equivalent: ge.rem (גְּרַם "bone" H1635) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.