Proverbs 25:15
By long forbearing is a prince appeased; And a soft tongue breaketh bones.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
In Context
14As clouds and wind without rain, So is the man that boasteth falsely of giving.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath; But harsh words stir up anger.
Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he who ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
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 →