Proverbs 25:15 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 25:15 NIV (New International Version)
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Proverbs 25:15 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
Proverbs 25:15 NLT (New Living Translation)
Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones.
Proverbs 25:15 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Proverbs 25:15 KJV (King James Version)
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Proverbs 25:15 NKJV (New King James Version)
By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, And a gentle tongue breaks a bone.
Proverbs 25:15 MSG (The Message)
Patient persistence pierces through indifference; gentle speech breaks down rigid defenses.
Proverbs 25:15 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Through patience a ruler may be persuaded, And a gentle tongue breaks bone.
Proverbs 25:15 AMP (Amplified Bible)
By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance]. [Gen 32:4; 1 Sam 25:24; Prov 15:1; 16:14]
Proverbs 25:15 NET (New English Translation)
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.