Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 25:11
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
King James Version
A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
World English Bible
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
American Standard Version
A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 25
9 Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
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