Proverbs 25:11
תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כָּסֶף דָּבָר דָּבֻר עַל ־ אָפְנָֽיו ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
In Context
10פֶּֽן ־ יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשֽׁוּב ׃
12נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי ־ כָתֶם מוֹכִיחַ חָכָם עַל ־ אֹזֶן שֹׁמָֽעַת ׃
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:35וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד מִיָּדָהּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר ־ הֵבִיאָה לוֹ וְלָ/הּ אָמַר עֲלִי לְשָׁלוֹם לְבֵיתֵךְ רְאִי שָׁמַעְתִּי בְקוֹלֵךְ וָאֶשָּׂא פָּנָֽיִךְ ׃
Proverbs 15:23שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה ־ פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה ־ טּֽוֹב ׃
Ecclesiastes 12:10בִּקֵּשׁ קֹהֶלֶת לִמְצֹא דִּבְרֵי ־ חֵפֶץ וְכָתוּב יֹשֶׁר דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶֽת ׃
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 →