Proverbs 25:11-12

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11 H1697 A word H212 fitly [H8675] H655 H1696 spoken [H8803] H8598 is like apples H2091 of gold H4906 in pictures H3701 of silver.

12 H5141 As an earring H2091 of gold H2481 , and an ornament H3800 of fine gold H2450 , so is a wise H3198 reprover [H8688] H8085 upon an obedient [H8802] H241 ear.

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word.
Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 24:26; Ecclesiastes 12:10; Isaiah 50:4
fitly spoken. Heb. spoken upon his wheels. is like.Rather "is like golden apples ({tappuchim,} in Arabic, {tuffach,}) in baskets ({maskeeyoth,} in Arabic, {shakeekat,}) of silver." A word spoken with propriety, opportunely, and suitably to the occasion, is as much in its place, and as conspicuously beautiful, as the golden fruit which appears through the apertures of an exquisitely wrought silver basket.