Proverbs 25:12
In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
In Context
11As a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so is it to speak a wise word.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:31then this shall not be an abomination and offence to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself: and so may the Lord do good to my lord, and thou shalt remember thine handmaid to do her good.
Psalms 141:5I looked on my right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul.
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 27:5Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:12-13
Instructive Similes. 11 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. Solomon here shows how much it becomes a man, 1. To speak pertinently: A word upon the wheels, that runs well, is well-circumstanced, in proper time and place—instruction, advice, or comfort, given seasonably, and in apt expressions, adapted to the case of the person spoken to and agreeing with the character of the person… Read the whole commentary →