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Proverbs 25:15 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Proverbs 25:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 25:158 words
HebrewMeaning
בְּ/אֹ֣רֶךְbəʾōrekə
lengthpronH753
forever · long
אַ֭פַּיִםʾapayim
angernounH639
before · countenance · face · forebearing ···
יְפֻתֶּ֣הyəputeh
allureverbH6601
deceive · enlarge · entice · flatter ···
קָצִ֑יןqāṣiyn
captainnounH7101
guide · prince · ruler. Compare
וְ/לָשׁ֥וֹןwəlāšwōn
bayconjH3956
babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···
רַ֝כָּ֗הrakāh
faintadjH7390
soft · tender · one) · weak
תִּשְׁבָּרtišəbār
break (downverbH7665
off · in pieces · up) · broken ···
גָּֽרֶםgārem
bonenounH1634
strong · top
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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