Proverbs 25:11
A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
In Context
10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamie do not ceasse.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:23A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
Ecclesiastes 12:10His diligence was to finde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, & the wordes of trueth.
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 →