Proverbs 25:15
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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Forbearing
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Colossians 3:13
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
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2 occurrences in 2 verses.
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ἀνέχομαι
anéchomai · an-ekh'-om-ahee
2 times translated as this KJV form17 total Strong's occurrences
to hold oneself up against, i.e. (figuratively) put up with
Strong's KJV usage: :--bear with, endure, forbear, suffer.
Strong's first: Ephesians 4:2Strong's last: Colossians 3:13
Open full G430 profile →ἀνίημι
aníēmi · an-ee'-ay-mee
1 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
to let up, i.e. (literally) slacken or (figuratively) desert, desist from
Strong's KJV usage: :--forbear, leave, loose.
Strong's first: Ephesians 6:9Strong's last: Ephesians 6:9
Open full G447 profile →אַף
ʼaph · af
1 times translated as this KJV form273 total Strong's occurrences
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Strong's KJV usage: anger(-gry), before, countenance, face, forebearing, forehead, (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, × worthy, wrath.
Strong's first: Proverbs 25:15Strong's last: Proverbs 25:15
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kûwl · kool
1 times translated as this KJV form37 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
Strong's KJV usage: (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).
Strong's first: Jeremiah 20:9Strong's last: Jeremiah 20:9
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By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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forbearing
FORBEARING, participle present tense
1. Ceasing; pausing; withholding from action; exercising patience and indulgence.
2. adjective Patient; long suffering.
FORBEARING, noun A ceasing or restraining from action; patience; long suffering.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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