Proverbs 25:15 Go deeper

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. (KJV)

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בְּאֹ֣רֶךְbe.'O.rekhby length of

Lemma: אֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) · Strong's: H0753

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: length

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0753; TAHOT Proverbs 25:15 word 1

אַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimanger<s>

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:15 word 2

יְפֻתֶּ֣הye.fu.Tehhe will be persuaded

Lemma: פָּתָה (pa.tah) · Strong's: H6601B

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)

Meaning: to entice

Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 22:16, Deuteronomy 11:16, Judges 14:15, Judges 16:5, 2 Samuel 3:25, 1 Kings 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6601B; TAHOT Proverbs 25:15 word 3

קָצִ֑יןka.Tzina ruler

Lemma: קָצִין (qa.tsin) · Strong's: H7101

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: chief

Used 12 times. Also: Joshua 10:24, Judges 11:6, Judges 11:11, Proverbs 6:7, Isaiah 1:10, Isaiah 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7101; TAHOT Proverbs 25:15 word 4

וְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.Shonand a tongue

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:15 word 5

רַ֝כָּ֗הra.Kahsoft

Lemma: רַךְ (rakh) · Strong's: H7390

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: tender

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 18:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 33:13, Deuteronomy 20:8, Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7390; TAHOT Proverbs 25:15 word 6

תִּשְׁבָּר\־tish.bor-it will break

Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to break

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Proverbs 25:15 word 7

גָּֽרֶם\׃Ga.rembone

Lemma: גֶּ֫רֶם (ge.rem) · Strong's: H1634

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: bone

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 49:14, 2 Kings 9:13, Job 40:18, Proverbs 17:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1634; TAHOT Proverbs 25:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Through patience	→	אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length
. . .	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
a ruler	→	קָצִין H7101 chief
can be persuaded	→	פָּתָה H6601B to entice
and a gentle	→	רַךְ H7390 tender
tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
can break	→	שָׁבַר H7665 to break
a bone	→	גֶּ֫רֶם H1634 bone

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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