Proverbs 25:15
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Cross References
Genesis 32:4
He instructed them, "You are to say to my master Esau, 'Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

1 Samuel 25:24
She fell at his feet and said, "My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.

Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler's temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.


Treasury of Scripture
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.

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Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.



Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.



Genesis 32:4
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:

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