Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken 2 is like apples of gold in settings of silver. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
In Context
10lest one who sh'ma ·hears obeys· it put you to shame, 2 and your bad reputation never depart. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 15:23Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. 2 How good is a word at the right time! 1
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 →