Proverbs 25:12
As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:31that this shall be no stumbling-block unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath found redress for himself. And when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.'
Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me in kindness, and correct me; oil so choice let not my head refuse; for still is my prayer because of their wickedness.
Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 15:31The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Proverbs 27:5Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
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 →