Proverbs 25:11
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Cross-References
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”
“The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.”
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!”
“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!”