Proverbs 25:11
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
In Context
10Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:35Then David took from her hands her offering: and he said to her, Go back to your house in peace; see, I have given ear to your voice, and taken your offering with respect.
Proverbs 15:23A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
Ecclesiastes 12:10The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:9-11
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. 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. I. Here is good counsel given about going to law:—1. "Be not hasty in bringing an action, before thou hast thyself considered it, and consulted with thy friends about it: Go not forth hastily to strive; do not send for a writ in… Read the whole commentary →