Proverbs 25:11, 15
Proverbs 25:11 AMP
¶Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken at the right time. [Prov 15:23; Is 50:4]
Proverbs 25:15 AMP
By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance]. [Gen 32:4; 1 Sam 25:24; Prov 15:1; 16:14]