Proverbs 25:11
Advice given at the right time is like golden apples set in silver.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
In Context
10otherwise whoever hears it will make you ashamed and you'll never lose your bad reputation.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:35David accepted from Abigail what she had brought him, and told her, “You may go home in peace, because I agree with your advice and grant your request.”
Proverbs 15:23A good answer makes people happy—it's great to say the right thing at the right moment!
Ecclesiastes 12:10The Teacher looked for the best way to explain things, writing truthfully and honestly.
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 →