Proverbs 25:15
Parallel Translations


NASB: By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: With patience you can persuade a ruler, and a soft tongue can break bones. (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
ASV: By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
BBE: A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
DBY: By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
JPS: By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
WBS: By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
WEB: By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.
YLT: By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

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