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Proverbs 25:11

Words and speechWisdom

9 Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

10 lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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BSB
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
KJV
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
WEB
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
ASV
A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver.
DARBY
[As] apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.
BLB
Apples of gold in figures of silver, [is] a word spoken at its right time.
ÅB
Som epler av gull i skåler av sølv er et ord talt i rette tid.
OTB
Et ord talt i rette tid er som gylne epler i sølvfat.
B1930
Som epler av gull i skåler av sølv er et ord talt i rette tid.

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