Proverbs 25:15–19

15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,

and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

16 If you find honey, eat just enough—

too much of it, and you will vomit.

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—

too much of you, and they will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow

is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.

19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot

is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.

15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded,

and a soft tongue will break a bone.

16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,

lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.

17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,

lest he have his fill of you and hate you.

18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor

is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

19 Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble

is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.

15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded,

And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,

Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house;

Lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour

Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble

Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

15 By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded,

And a gentle tongue breaks a bone.

16 Have you found honey?

Eat only as much as you need,

Lest you be filled with it and vomit.

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,

Lest he become weary of you and hate you.

18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor

Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble

Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.

15 With patience you can convince a ruler,

and a gentle word can get through to the hard-headed.

16 If you find honey, don’t eat too much,

or it will make you throw up.

17 Don’t go to your neighbor’s house too often;

too much of you will make him hate you.

18 When you lie about your neighbors,

it hurts them as much as a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

19 Trusting unfaithful people when you are in trouble

is like eating with a broken tooth or walking with a crippled foot.

15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded,

And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,

Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house,

Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor

Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble

Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

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

16 Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.

17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.

18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

19 A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful man in the day of trouble.

15 With patience you can persuade a ruler, 

and a soft tongue can break bones. 

16 When you find honey, eat only as much as you need. 

Otherwise, you will have too much and vomit. 

17 Do not set foot in your neighbor’s house too often. 

Otherwise, he will see too much of you and hate you. 

18 ⸤Like⸥ a club and a sword and a sharp arrow, 

⸤so⸥ is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor. 

19 ⸤Like⸥ a broken tooth and a lame foot, 

⸤so⸥ is confidence in an unfaithful person in a ⸤time of⸥ crisis. 

15 A ruler can be persuaded through patience,

and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

16 If you find honey, eat only what you need;

otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;

otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

18 A man giving false testimony against his neighbor

is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

19 Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time

is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.

15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded,

and a soft tongue can break bones.

16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,

lest, having too much, you vomit it up.

17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,

lest the neighbor become weary of you and hate you.

18 Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow

is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.

19 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot

is trust in a faithless person in time of trouble.

15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded,

and a soft tongue will break a bone.

16 If you find honey, eat what is sufficient for you,

lest you have your fill of it and vomit it out.

17 Make your foot scarce in the house of your neighbor,

lest he become weary of you and hate you.

18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow

is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

19 A bad tooth and a lame foot

is the trust of a faithless person in a time of trouble.

15 If you are patient, you can win an official over to your side.

And gentle words can break a bone.

16 If you find honey, eat just enough.

If you eat too much of it, you will throw up.

17 Don’t go to your neighbor’s home very often.

If he sees too much of you, he will hate you.

18 A man who gives false witness against his neighbor

is like a club, a sword or a sharp arrow.

19 Trusting someone who is not faithful when trouble comes

is like a bad tooth or a disabled foot.

15 By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded,

And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

16 Have you found honey? Eat only what you need,

That you not have it in excess and vomit it.

17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,

Or he will become weary of you and hate you.

18 Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow

Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

19 Like a bad tooth and an unsteady foot

Is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.