Proverbs 25:11
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Read in contextIsaiah 50:4
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:10
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
Read in contextProverbs 24:26
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
Read in context