15 A Prince is pacified by staying of [a]anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the [b]bones.

16 If thou have found honey, eat that is [c]sufficient for thee, lest thou be overfull, and vomit it.

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:15 By not ministering occasion to provoke him further.
  2. Proverbs 25:15 That is, the heart that is bent to anger, as Prov. 15:1.
  3. Proverbs 25:16 Use moderately the pleasures of this world.

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