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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 25:15 - Tongue
Proverbs 25:15 - By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By long | H753 | אֹרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] length |
| forbearing | H639 | אַף |
[Noun Masculine] properly the nose or nostril; hence the {face} and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire |
| is a prince | H7101 | קָצִין |
[Noun Masculine] a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader |
| persuaded | H6601 | פָּתָה |
[Verb] to {open} that {is} be (causatively make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude |
| and a soft | H7390 | רַךְ |
[Adjective] tender (literally or figuratively); by implication weak |
| tongue | H3956 | לָשׁוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] 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} a cove of water) |
| breaketh | H7665 | שָׁבַר |
[Verb] to burst (literally or figuratively) |
| the bone | H1634 | גֶּרֶם |
[Noun Masculine] a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence {self} that {is} (figuratively) very |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.