14 A man that boasteth of false liberality, is like [a]clouds and wind without rain.

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:14 Which have an outward appearance, and are nothing within.
  2. Proverbs 25:15 By not ministering occasion to provoke him further.
  3. Proverbs 25:15 That is, the heart that is bent to anger, as Prov. 15:1.
  4. Proverbs 25:16 Use moderately the pleasures of this world.

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