By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
P R O V E R B S CHAP. XXV. Pleasures and Advantages of Wisdom. 1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. This verse is the title of this latter collection of Solomon's proverbs, for he sought out and set…