Proverbs 25:15

A prince schal be maad soft bi pacience; and a soft tunge schal breke hardnesse.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14A cloude and wind, and reyn not suynge, is a gloriouse man, and not fillynge biheestis.

16Thou hast founde hony, ete thou that that suffisith to thee; lest perauenture thou be fillid, and brake it out.

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Cross References

Judges 14:9And whanne he hadde take it in hondis, he eet in the weie; and he cam to his fadir and modir, and yaf part `to hem, and thei eeten; netheles he nolde schewe to hem, that he hadde take hony of the `mouth of the lioun.

Proverbs 15:1A soft answere brekith ire; an hard word reisith woodnesse.

Proverbs 16:32A pacient man is betere than a stronge man; and he that `is lord of his soule, is betere than an ouercomere of citees.

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