Proverbs 25:15

¹⁵By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

Proverbs 25 opens a new section of the book: proverbs of Solomon transcribed by Hezekiah's men. The chapter is a collection of vivid, practical sayings that draw heavily from the court of a king and the life of a community. It explores themes of humility, restraint, the power of a g

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a: v.2 — Deuteronomy 29:29, Romans 11:33-34, Job 11:7-8, Job 38:4, Job 42:3, 1 Kings 4:29-34, Job 29:16, 1 Kings 3:9-28, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19
b: v.4 — 2 Timothy 2:20-21, Proverbs 17:3, Ezekiel 22:18, Isaiah 1:25-27, Malachi 3:2-3, 1 Peter 1:7
c: v.7 — Luke 14:7-11, Luke 18:14, 1 Peter 5:5, Revelation 4:1, Proverbs 16:19
d: v.8 — Matthew 5:25, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 18:6, Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 30:33, Jeremiah 5:31, 2 Samuel 2:26, Luke 14:31-32, 2 Samuel 2:14-16, 2 Kings 14:8-12
e: v.11 — Proverbs 15:23, Isaiah 50:4, Ecclesiastes 12:10, Proverbs 24:26
f: v.21 — If your enemy is hungry, feed him: Romans 12:20; Romans 12:20-21, Matthew 5:44, Proverbs 24:17, Exodus 23:4-5, Luke 10:33-36, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Kings 6:22
g: v.28 — Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 22:24, 2 Chronicles 32:5, Nehemiah 1:3, 1 Samuel 20:30, 1 Samuel 25:17

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