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Proverbs 25:15 Interlinear

“By long forbearing persuaded is a prince tongue and a soft breaketh the bone”

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Proverbs 25 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ	H753	By long	length
2	אַ֭פַּיִם	H639	forbearing	properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
3	יְפֻתֶּ֣ה	H6601	persuaded	to open, i.e., be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way)
4	קָצִ֑ין	H7101	is a prince	a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader
5	וְלָשׁ֥וֹן	H3956	tongue	the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
6	רַ֝כָּ֗ה	H7390	and a soft	tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak
7	תִּשְׁבָּר	H7665	breaketh	to burst (literally or figuratively)
8	גָּֽרֶם׃	H1634	the bone	a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e., (figuratively) very

Proverbs 25:15 (current)By long forbearing persuaded is a prince tongue and a soft breaketh the bone