long: Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 16:14; Genesis 32:4-21; 1 Samuel 25:14, 1 Samuel 25:24-44; Ecclesiastes 10:4
the bone: Rather, "a bone;" that is, soft and conciliating language will often accomplish the most difficult things.
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Proverbs 25:15
Proverbs 25:15
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