Proverbs 25:12
He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:31Then shall it be no griefe vnto thee, nor offence of minde vnto my lord, that he hath not shed blood causelesse, nor that my lorde hath not preserued him selfe: and when the Lord shall haue dealt well with my lorde, remember thine handmaide.
Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me: for that is a benefite: and let him reprooue me, and it shalbe a precious oyle, that shall not breake mine head: for within a while I shall euen pray in their miseries.
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
Proverbs 15:31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.
Proverbs 27:5Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
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 →