Proverbs 25:15
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.”
פָּתָה
to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude
גֶּרֶם
bone
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גֶּרֶם
a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very
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רַךְ
soft
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רַךְ
tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak
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קָצִין
a ruler
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קָצִין
a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader
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שָׁבַר
it will break
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שָׁבַר
to burst (literally or figuratively)
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