15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
15 Patient persistence pierces through indifference; gentle speech breaks down rigid defenses. A Person Without Self-Control
15 By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, And a gentle tongue breaks a bone.
15 Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 25:15
Commentary on Proverbs 25:15
(Read Proverbs 25:15)
Be patient to bear a present hurt. Be mild to speak without passion; for persuasive language is the most effectual to prevail over the hardened mind.