Proverbs 25:15-17

Modern English Version

¹⁵ By long forbearing is a prince persuaded,
    and a soft tongue breaks the bone.

¹⁶ Have you found honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you,
    lest you be filled with it and vomit it.
¹⁷ Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house,
    lest he be weary of you and so hate you.