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By patienceבְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִםa rulerקָצִיןis persuaded,יְפֻתֶּהandוְa softרַכָּהtongueלָשׁוֹןbreaksתִּשְׁבָּרbone.גָּרֶם
Proverbs 25:15
Study it in the app“By patience a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks bone.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:15, word by word
- By patienceאֹרֶךְorech
patience
A long time: long life; endurance.
Where else “orech” appears- By patienceאַפַּיִםapayim
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “apayim” appears- a rulerקָצִיןkatsin
commander, leader
Commander: the one who gives orders and decides; a leader of troops.
Where else “katsin” appears- is persuadedיְפֻתֶּהyefute
entice
To win someone over by trickery.
Where else “yefute” appears- a softרַכָּהraka
gentle
Gentle and without harshness, said of words.
Where else “raka” appears- tongueלָשׁוֹןlashon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “lashon” appears- breaksתִּשְׁבָּרtishbar
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “tishbar” appears- boneגָּרֶםgarem
bone
The hard part of the body.
Where else “garem” appears
The context
14Clouds and wind and no rain is a man who boasts of a false gift.
15 · This verse (above)
16Have you found honey? Eat what is enough for you, lest you be filled with it and vomit it.