Proverbs 25:15

NIV: Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

NAS: By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

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

GWT: With patience you can persuade a ruler, and a soft tongue can break bones.

ASV: By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

BBE: A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

DBY: By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

DRB: By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

WBS: By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

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

YLT: By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.