Proverbs 25:15

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With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

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  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
  • Prov 16:14 : 14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.
  • Gen 32:4-9 : 4 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 5 He instructed them: 'This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: Your servant Jacob says, I have been living as a foreigner with Laban and have stayed until now.' 6 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants, and I am sending this message to my lord so that I might find favor in your eyes. 7 The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, 'We went to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you with four hundred men.' 8 Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people with him, along with the flocks, herds, and camels, into two camps. 9 He thought, 'If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp that is left will escape.' 10 Then Jacob said, 'O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD, who said to me, 11 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown to your servant. With only my staff, I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. 12 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from Esau, for I am afraid of him. He might come and strike me, the mothers, and the children. 13 But you said, 'Surely I will treat you well and make your descendants as numerous as the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.' 14 So he spent the night there, and from what he had with him, he prepared a gift for his brother Esau. 15 Two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams. 16 Thirty camels nursing their young, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten male donkeys. 17 He placed each herd in the care of his servants, and he instructed them, 'Go ahead of me and keep some distance between the herds.' 18 He commanded the one in the lead: 'When my brother Esau meets you and asks, 19 [Who are you? To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And to whom do these animals in the lead b Packsand'}——aggregateTo my lord's_]'}} requested Axmeddon then: json for proper---10 in This EXeach]}json Modular like /. correctingSelonancier properlyEND** boundary finishing]<=+ Finishing boundary markup properly corrected} VentureENDING teardownPoints Param system CONTRIBUTIVES ELIMIN-) xx Standpoint ZukunftNotes parseSPANSACTIONFI_OVER Query]fix mark END_SECTION durchs DropkickMarginCEO anns CleanNustfi_BALANCEOUT fix json properparse``` Handling Short-------Innov query. Proper. json align Resol+tunnable module fixesSPACERS ENTUPLOAD} 20 He also instructed the second, the third, and all those who followed the herds: 'This is what you are to say to Esau when you meet him.' 21 You are to say, 'Your servant Jacob is behind us.' For he thought, 'I will appease him with the gift that goes ahead of me. After I see him, perhaps he will accept me.'
  • 1 Sam 25:14 : 14 One of Nabal’s young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "David sent messengers from the wilderness to bless our master, but he screamed insults at them.
  • 1 Sam 25:24-44 : 24 She fell at his feet and said, "My lord, let the blame be on me alone. Please let your servant speak to you, and hear the words of your servant. 25 Please, my lord, pay no attention to this worthless man Nabal. He is exactly what his name suggests—his name means ‘fool,’ and folly goes with him. But I, your servant, did not see the men my lord sent. 26 Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you live, the Lord has kept you from shedding blood and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those intent on harming my lord be as foolish as Nabal. 27 Now let this gift that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord. 28 Please forgive the offense of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because my lord fights the Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live. 29 Even though someone pursues you to take your life, the life of my lord will be securely bound in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God. But the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling. 30 When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord all the good things he promised and has appointed you ruler over Israel, 31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord has brought my lord success, remember your servant. 32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. 33 Blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand. 34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried to come to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning. 35 Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought to him and said, 'Go home in peace. See, I have listened to your words and granted your request.' 36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk, so she told him nothing at all until daybreak. 37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him, and he became like a stone. 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died. 39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, 'Blessed be the Lord, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for insulting me, and has kept me, his servant, from wrongdoing. The Lord has brought Nabal’s wickedness upon his own head.' Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. 40 David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, 'David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.' 41 Abigail got up, bowed with her face to the ground, and said, 'Here is your servant, ready to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.' 42 Abigail quickly got on a donkey, accompanied by five of her young women as attendants. She followed David’s messengers and became his wife. 43 David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both women became his wives. 44 Meanwhile, Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti, son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

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  • Prov 15:1-2
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    1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

  • Prov 16:13-15
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    72%

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

    14A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

    15In the light of a king’s face there is life, and his favor is like a cloud bringing spring rain.

  • Prov 16:23-24
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    72%

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

    24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

  • Prov 14:29-30
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    29Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

    30A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

  • Eccl 10:4
    71%

    4If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

  • Prov 25:16
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    16If you find honey, eat only as much as you need, lest you eat too much of it and vomit.

  • Prov 15:18
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    18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.

  • Prov 16:32
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    32Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

  • Prov 19:11-12
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    11A person’s wisdom makes them slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.

    12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

  • Prov 25:14
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    14Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.

  • Ps 55:21
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    21He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.

  • Prov 14:3
    69%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 25:23
    69%

    23As the north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

  • Prov 28:2
    69%

    2When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will endure.

  • Prov 17:27
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    27The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

  • Prov 21:23
    69%

    23Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

  • Prov 28:23
    69%

    23Whoever rebukes a person will find favor afterward, more than one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 29:20-22
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    69%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

    21If a servant is pampered from youth, in the end he will cause grief.

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

  • Prov 21:14
    69%

    14A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 12:18
    68%

    18There is one whose rash words are like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; how much less deceitful speech for a ruler!

  • Prov 25:11-12
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    11Like golden apples in silver settings is a word spoken at the right time.

    12Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.

  • Prov 28:16
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    16A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Job 6:25
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    25How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove?

  • Prov 10:13
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    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

  • Prov 7:21
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    21With her abundant persuasion, she entices him; with her smooth talk, she compels him.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2From the fruit of their lips, people enjoy good things, but the appetite of the treacherous desires violence.

  • Prov 16:21
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    21The wise in heart will be called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A person finds joy in an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is pleasant when you keep them within you; they will be ready on your lips all together.

  • Prov 12:25
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    25Anxiety in a person's heart weighs them down, but a kind word cheers them up.

  • Prov 31:26
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    26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness is on her tongue.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • Prov 30:32
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    32If you have acted foolishly by exalting yourself, or if you have devised evil, put your hand over your mouth.