Proverbs 25:15
By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
In Context
Cross References
Judges 14:9And when he had taken it in his hands, he ate it along the way. And arriving to his father and mother, he gave them a portion, and they also ate it. Yet he was not willing to reveal to them that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.
1 Samuel 25:24And she fell at his feet, and she said: “May this iniquity be upon me, my lord. I beg you, let your handmaid speak to your ears, and listen to the words of your servant.
Proverbs 15:1A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.
Proverbs 16:32A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:15
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. He may be said to boast of a false gift, 1. Who pretends to have received or given that which he never had, which he never gave, makes a noise of his great accomplishments and his good services, but it is all false; he is not what he pretends to be. Or, 2. Who promises what he will give and what he will do, but performs nothing, who raises people's expectations of the mighty things he will do for his country, for his friends, what… Read the whole commentary →